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The A5 is a major trunk road which runs for about 181 miles from London, in England, to Holyhead, in Wales. For part of its route, it follows a section of the Roman route which later took the Anglo-Saxon name Watling Street. At Oswestry, the A5 joins the A483 and becomes the bypass to the east of the town. It continues to multiplex with the A483 until it reaches Halton, where it diverges towards Llangollen and Holyhead.

Milestone on the A.5 near to Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey for overall view see Link

Milestone on the A.5 near to Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey for close up view see Link

The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway (Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru), is the major road in North Wales running for 88 miles between Chester and Holyhead via Conwy and Bangor. The A55 is a very high quality road, much of it rebuilt since the 1970s in response to traffic problems in Colwyn Bay, Colwyn and Llandudno caused by traffic having to pass through town centres on totally unsuitable streets, (especially in Conwy where lorries often scraped their paintwork as they passed through 12th century arches in the town's walls), leading to the construction of an east-west expressway bypassing the urban centres. It is a dual carriageway primary route for its entire length with the exception of the point where it crosses the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. All of its junctions are grade separated except for two roundabouts; one east of Penmaenmawr and one in Llanfairfechan. The road originally ran from Chester to Bangor but was extended parallel to the A5 across Anglesey right into Holyhead Docks in 2001. Link SABRE

Telford Plate by the A5, in parish of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog (Anglesey District), east of Gaerwen, partially set into stone wall, North side of road. Inscription reads:- HOLY- HEAD 18 MONA 5 BANGOR 7 Grade II listed by Cadw. Reference Number: 20614 Link Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: ANG_HH18

LL61 30. Royal Mail list this box as 'Pringle'.

This station Link whose three-letter abbreviation is LPG, is on the line to Holyhead, the only currently open railway line on Anglesey. Although the station had recently been closed for about a year (short platforms preventing social distancing), it appears to be well kept.

Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is a large village next to the Britannia Bridge on the island of Anglesey, across the Menai Strait from Bangor. The original name of the medieval township, within whose boundaries the present-day village lies, was Pwllgwyngyll, meaning "the pool of the white hazels" whilst “Llanfair” is St Mary. The village is, however, best-known for the lengthened form of its name: “Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch”. It is believed that the long form of its name was thought-up in 1869 as an early publicity stunt in an attempt to develop the village as a commercial and tourist centre and to give its railway station (which had opened in 1848 initially as the terminus of the line from Holyhead before the opening of the Britannia Bridge to the mainland in 1850) the longest name of any station in Britain. With 58 characters, it is purported to be the longest place name in Europe and the second-longest one-word place name in the world. Today, Anglesey attracts about 200,000 visitors per year (Link Best Time For Llanfairpwl.._ ) with a large proportion of them pausing to have their photographs taken alongside the ridiculously long train station sign (which thoughtfully includes a pronunciation guide SH5271 : The Station with the Ridiculously Long Name). Across the car park from the station, the James Pringle Weavers shop also carries a long nameplate with an approximate English translation of the name as “St Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave”. Despite this, the village is still signposted Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, marked on Ordnance Survey maps as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and the railway station is officially named Llanfairpwll, a form used by residents. The name is also shortened to Llanfair PG which is sufficient to distinguish it from other places in Wales called Llanfair (meaning "Mary's church").

Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is a large village next to the Britannia Bridge on the island of Anglesey, across the Menai Strait from Bangor. The original name of the medieval township, within whose boundaries the present-day village lies, was Pwllgwyngyll, meaning "the pool of the white hazels" whilst “Llanfair” is St Mary. The village is, however, best-known for the lengthened form of its name: “Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch”. It is believed that the long form of its name was thought-up in 1869 as an early publicity stunt in an attempt to develop the village as a commercial and tourist centre and to give its railway station (which had opened in 1848 initially as the terminus of the line from Holyhead before the opening of the Britannia Bridge to the mainland in 1850) the longest name of any station in Britain. With 58 characters, it is purported to be the longest place name in Europe and the second-longest one-word place name in the world. Today, Anglesey attracts about 200,000 visitors per year (Link Best Time For Llanfairpwl.._ ) with a large proportion of them pausing to have their photographs taken alongside the ridiculously long train station sign (which thoughtfully includes a pronunciation guide SH5271 : The Station with the Ridiculously Long Name). Across the car park from the station, the James Pringle Weavers shop also carries a long nameplate with an approximate English translation of the name as “St Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave”. Despite this, the village is still signposted Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, marked on Ordnance Survey maps as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and the railway station is officially named Llanfairpwll, a form used by residents. The name is also shortened to Llanfair PG which is sufficient to distinguish it from other places in Wales called Llanfair (meaning "Mary's church").

How many stations need a pronunciation guide on their name board? Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is a large village next to the Britannia Bridge on the island of Anglesey, across the Menai Strait from Bangor. The original name of the medieval township was Pwllgwyngyll, meaning "the pool of the white hazels" whilst “Llanfair” is St Mary. The village is, however, best-known for the lengthened form of its name: “Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch”. It is believed that the long form of its name was thought-up in 1869 as an early publicity stunt in an attempt to develop the village as a commercial and tourist centre and to give its railway station (which had opened in 1848, initially as the terminus of the line from Holyhead before the opening of the Britannia Bridge to the mainland in 1850) the longest name of any station in Britain. With 58 characters, it is purported to be the longest place name in Europe and the second-longest one-word place name in the world. Today, Anglesey attracts about 200,000 visitors per year (Link Best Time For Llanfairpwl.._ ) with a large proportion of them pausing to have their photographs taken alongside the ridiculously long train station sign (which thoughtfully includes a pronunciation guide). Across the car park from the station, James Pringle’s shop also carries a long nameplate with an approximate English translation of the name as “St Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave”. Despite this, the village is still signposted Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, marked on Ordnance Survey maps as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and the railway station is officially named Llanfairpwll, a form used by residents. The name is also shortened to Llanfair PG which is sufficient to distinguish it from other places in Wales called Llanfair (meaning "Mary's church").

This memorial, which was unveiled in October 1932, takes the form of a clock set within a free-standing stone pillar at the side of the main road. The WW1 dedicatory plaque is placed on the front face near the base of the clock tower and the WW2 plaque is placed on another side. A cross is inset into the front face of the tower. It is Grade II-listed (Cadw reference 19662 Link ).

This memorial, which was unveiled in October 1932, takes the form of a clock set within a free-standing stone pillar at the side of the main road. The WW1 dedicatory plaque is placed on the front face near the base of the clock tower and the WW2 plaque is placed on another side. A cross is inset into the front face of the tower. It is Grade II-listed (Cadw reference 19662 Link ).

The A4080 road runs for 24½ miles along the southwestern side of Anglesey. It starts on the A5 at Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and passes through several villages before terminating on the A5 between Bryngwran and Gwalchmai.

Recorded on Benchmark Database as 'Llanfairpwll, Milestone'.

War Memorial Register Reference 7002.