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Llangristiolus
Sheep at Tan-yr-Allt Farm, Llangristiolus
Llangristiolus Location within Anglesey
Population	1,357 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SH4373
Principal area	Anglesey
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BODORGAN
Postcode district	LL62
Dialling code	01248

Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Ynys Môn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ynys Môn
List of places UK Wales Anglesey 53°14′06″N 4°20′42″W / 53.235°N 4.345°W / 53.235; -4.345 Map of the community

Llangristiolus is a village and community in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Saint Cristiolus. The River Cefni flows through the village. The village is within a mile of the A5 and A55 roads. The village of Rhostrehwfa is in the community.

The church of St Cristiolus, Llangristiolus, dates from the 12th century.

Notable people

Henry Maurice (ca.1647–1691), a Welsh clergyman
Richard Owen, (1839–1887), a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and preacher.
Edward Greenly (1861–1951), English geologist, buried at Llangristiolus
Medwyn Williams (born ca.1940), a Welsh vegetable gardener, 11 x gold medallist at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Naomi Watts (born 1968), film actress, lived in Llangristiolus with her maternal grandparents at Llanfawr as a child.
Rhun ap Iorwerth (born 1972), MS for Ynys Môn resides in the village
Meinir Gwilym (born 1983), musician and broadcaster, educated at Ysgol Henblas within the village.

References

^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 18 May 2015.

External links

photos of Llangristiolus and surrounding area on geograph

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Towns	Amlwch Beaumaris Benllech Holyhead Llangefni Menai Bridge
Villages	Aberffraw Bachau Bodedern Bodewryd Bodffordd Bodorgan Bryngwran Brynrefail Brynsiencyn Bull Bay Burwen Cemaes Cemaes Bay Cemlyn Church Bay Dwyran Four Mile Bridge Gaerwen Glan-yr-afon (Bodffordd) Gors Gwalchmai Pont-Hwfa Llaingoch Llanbadrig Llanddaniel Fab Llanddeusant Llanddona Llandegfan Llanfaelog Llanfaes Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy Llanfechell Llanfwrog Llangoed Llangristiolus Llangwyllog Llanidan Llannerch-y-medd Llanrhuddlad Llansadwrn Llantrisant Maenaddwyn Malltraeth Marian-glas Moelfre Newborough Penmon Penmynydd Pentraeth Pentre Berw Plas Llanfair Porth Dafarch Prys-Iorwerth Rhoscolyn Rhosgoch Rhosybol Rhosmeirch Rhosneigr Rhosydd Rhydwyn Tandinas Trearddur Tregele Tŷ Croes Valley
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