Four Mile Bridge
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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Four Mile Bridge (Welsh: Pontrhydybont / Pont-rhydbont / Pontrhypont) is a village spanning both sides of the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting Holy Island with Anglesey, and is approximately three miles (5 km) southeast of Holyhead.
The village is quite small and is split between two communities on the two islands. The larger portion of the village is the principal settlement in the community of Rhoscolyn which recorded a population of 542 in the 2011 census.[1] A small part of the village is in the community of Valley, Anglesey.
The village is about one mile (1.5 km) from
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path
. The village has a hairdressers and a pub named "The Anchorage".
Crossing
The bridge itself takes the same name as the village it is situated in and is one of three bridges connecting
Cymyran strait
.
References
- ^ "Rhoscolyn Parish – Local Area Report". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Capel Horeb, Four Mile Bridge, Isle of Anglesey Archaeological Report
External links
53°16′27″N 4°34′51″W / 53.2743°N 4.5808°W