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What is the Longest Place Name in Wales?
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Шайдурова Валентина Федоровна
Учитель английского языка
ГБОУ «Школа №106»
СанктПетербург 2016
Материал «What is the longest place name in Wales?» является частью
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презентации «The longest place name in Wales» как дополнительную
информацию на уроках страноведения.
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What is the Longest Place Name in Wales?
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (pronounced [ an vair pu w n
large village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait
next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. It is alternatively known as
Llanfairpwll, Llanfair PG, or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogo
goch.
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At the 2001 census the population of the community was 3,040, 76% of whom spoke Welsh
fluently; the highest percentage of speakers was in the 10–14 age group, where 97.1% spoke
Welsh. By the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to 3,107, of whom 70.62%
were able to speak Welsh. It is the sixth largest settlement on the island by population.
At 58 letters long, it is the longest official oneword place name in Europe, but misses out on the
world record to Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokai
whenuakitanatahu, a mountain in New Zealand which has 85 letters.
The longer name is said to have been the brainchild of a cobbler from nearby Menai Bridge, and
translates in English as: St Mary's Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and
the Church of St Tysilio near the red cave.
A settlement has existed on the site of the village since the Neolithic era (4000–2000 BC), with
subsistence agriculture and fishing the most common occupations for much of its early history.
The island of Anglesey was at that point reachable only by boat across the Menai Strait. The area
was briefly invaded and captured by the Romans under Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, temporarily
abandoned in order to consolidate forces against Boudicca, then held until the end of Roman
Britain.
With the withdrawal of the Roman forces, the area fell under the control of the early medieval
Kingdom of Gwynedd. Under this feudal system, the residents worked small farms for the king.
The rural nature of the settlement meant that the village had a population of only around 80 in
1563. With the introduction of estates in the 16th century, much of the land was absorbed into the
Earldom of Uxbridge, which later became the Marquisate of Anglesey; the inhabitants became
tenant farmers on enclosures. In 1844, for example, 92% of the land in Llanfairpwll was owned
by just three individuals. The population of the village boomed, with a population of 385 in the
1801 census and 83 houses, most of them in the old village (Pentre Uchaf, Upper Village).
In 1826, Anglesey was connected to the rest of Wales by the construction of the Menai
Suspension Bridge by Thomas Telford, and connected with London in 1850 with the building of
the Britannia Bridge and the busy North Wales Coast railway line, which connected London to
the ferry port of Holyhead. The village decentralised, splitting into Upper Village (Pentre
Uchaf), which was made up mainly of the older houses and farms, and the new Lower Village
(Pentre Isaf), built around the railway station and consisting mostly of shops and workshops.
The village became a hub of commerce, as the railways and road network brought traders and
customers from across north Wales.
Significance of the name
Illustration of a sign showing the name and English translation
Postmark from the village
The long name was contrived in the 1860s to bestow upon the station the feature of having the
longest name of any railway station in Britain, an early example of a publicity stunt. The
village's website credits the name to a cobbler from the nearby village of Menai Bridge.
According to Sir John MorrisJones the name was created by a local tailor, whose name he did
not confide, letting the secret die with him. The current postmark shows the name
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, but there are contemporary examples of the longer name seen below.
St Mary's Church This village was originally known as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, but was given its long name in the
19th century in an attempt to develop it as a commercial and tourist centre.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article3405192/HotpointrefusedeliverdishwasherWelsh
villageBritainslongestplacedontthinkexists.html#ixzz44fa4KuJi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
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