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Despite being by far the county's largest town, with a population of 11,237, Holyhead is neither the county town nor is it actually on the island of Anglesey, but on Holy Island. Holy Island was originally connected to Anglesey by the "Four Mile Bridge", so called because it was four miles from Holyhead, but in the mid 19th century, John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, a local philanthropist, funded the building of a broad causeway. The causeway, known locally as "The Cob", now carries the A5 trunk road and the railway line to Holyhead. A more recent causeway running parallel to The Cob carries the A55 dual carriageway. | Despite being by far the county's largest town, with a population of 11,237, Holyhead is neither the county town nor is it actually on the island of Anglesey, but on Holy Island. Holy Island was originally connected to Anglesey by the "Four Mile Bridge", so called because it was four miles from Holyhead, but in the mid 19th century, John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, a local philanthropist, funded the building of a broad causeway. The causeway, known locally as "The Cob", now carries the A5 trunk road and the railway line to Holyhead. A more recent causeway running parallel to The Cob carries the A55 dual carriageway. | ||
The town is overlooked by the mass of Holyhead Mountain, the highest hill in the county}}<noinclude> | The town is overlooked by the mass of Holyhead Mountain, the highest hill in the county.}}<noinclude> | ||
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