Llanallgo

Llanallgo (/lænˈælɡɒ/; Welsh: [ɬanˈaɬgɔ]) is a small village a mile from the coast of the island of Anglesey. The community is in the community of Moelfre, Ynys Môn, Wales, which is 136.4 miles (219.6 km) from Cardiff and 214.9 miles (345.9 km) from London.[1]

Llanallgo
Llanallgo
Location within Anglesey
OS grid referenceSH 502851
Community
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMoelfre
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

St Gallgo's Church, contains a memorial to hundreds lost when the Royal Charter bound from Australia to Liverpool hit the nearby Moelfre rocks. 140 are buried in the churchyard and others nearby. The monument is said to be of marble cut from near where the ship was lost on 26 October 1859.[2]

Nearby is Ffynnon Allgo, a medieval well which is a scheduled monument.[3] There is a caravan park. The nearest larger village is Marian-glas, about 1 km to the south.

References
  1. "Llanallgo". Walesdirectory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. Llanallgo, 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, Retrieved 17 January 2016


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