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electoral of the same name as the Community exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,016.
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There is a war memorial at the heart of the village paying tribute to those who fell in both
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in the north of the village and a modern industrial estate making up the south west portion.
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hoard was found near Gaerwen in the nineteenth century. Comprising 2 gold
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and 2 penannular bracelets, it is now in the collections of the
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The village gets its name from a combination of the Welsh words
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Gaerwen is now listed by the Office for National Statistics as
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runs just a few hundred metres north. According to the
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on the south of the A55 Junction was opened in 2018.
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Enwau Lleoedd Môn : The Place-Names of Anglesey
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pitch in the middle of the village. There is also a
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Gaerwen is located in Anglesey
Anglesey
OS grid reference
SH4675
Community
Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog
Principal area
Anglesey
Preserved county
Anglesey
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
LL60
Dialling code
Police
North Wales
Fire
North Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Ynys Môn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Ynys Môn
UK
Wales

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