Deanery of Tindaethwy & Menai
St Mary, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Map Reference
Nearest Town
Menai Bridge
Items of Interest
The church that gave its name to the first part of the village's name!
An historic church in an idyllic setting on the banks of the Menai Strait near to the Britannia Bridge.
'The church of St. Mary in a hollow of white hazel, near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilio near to a red cave.'
On the shoreline of the Menai Strait, and next to the churchyard, stands a statue of Nelson. It was erected in 1873 as an aid to navigation by Lord Clarence Paget, son of the first Marquess of Anglesey. On the base, carved in both Welsh and English, is the following - 'Fell at Trafalgar 1805.'