Llangristiolus

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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), singer/songwriter, educated at Ysgol Henblas within the village.

References

External links

• photos of Llangristiolus and surrounding area on geograph