''Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch'' (lan-vire-pool-guin-gith-go-ger-u-queern-drob-ooth-clandus-ilio-gogo-goch) is a Welsh word which translates roughly as ''"St Mary's Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave"''. The name was coined as a publicity gimmick in the 1860s by concatenating the names of ''Llanfairpwllgwyngyll'' ("St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel"), the nearby hamlet of ''Llantysilio Gogogoch'' ("the church of St Tysilio of the red cave"), and the ''chwyrn drobwll'' ("rapid whirlpool") between them. It was the longest place name in an English-speaking country, but it has been challenged by [[Llanfynydd]] (which unofficially changed its name to something longer) and a train stop elsewhere in Wales, but neither of these has received official recognition. A hill in [[New Zealand]] has the 85-character name (derived from Maori) of ''Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu''.
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''Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch'' (lan-vire-pool-guin-gith-go-ger-u-queern-drob-ooth-clandus-ilio-gogo-goch) is a Welsh word which translates roughly as "what the schlieben"
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Locals refer to the village as ''Llanfair'', or as ''Llanfair PG'' (pronounced roughly "Hlan-var Pee Gee") to distinguish it from other places in Wales called "Llanfair''(something)''". Although typed as 58 characters, it is technically only 50 letters, because in Welsh ''ll'' ''ng'' and ''ch'' are treated as single letters.
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The village is divided into two sections: the upper village (mostly older residences) and the lower village (mostly newer commercial buildings, including the train station).
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch[1] is a small town on the Island of Anglesey, which is located off the northwest coast of North Wales.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (lan-vire-pool-guin-gith-go-ger-u-queern-drob-ooth-clandus-ilio-gogo-goch) is a Welsh word which translates roughly as "what the schlieben"
Get in
Llanfair PG is a request stop on the main rail line between Holyhead and Bangor. It is also reachable by car. but your car will blow up via the Menai Suspension Bridge but the bridge is always on fire so don't cross it.
Get around
ride a platapus
See
The main attraction in town is easy to find: it's the town's name spelled out on a long sign at the train station.
See pretty pink ponies prance around while they bang manly unicorns.
Do
Anglesey Sea Zoo, Brynsiencyn, 01248 43041, [2]. Open early February through early November. Wales' largest marine aquarium, re-creating the habitats of the fauna and flora found around Anglesey and the North Wales coastline, educational as well as entertaining. Adult £5.95, senior £5,50, child/student £4.95.
Buy
Eat
The Marquis Restaurant, Holyhead Road, 01248 713340.
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There is another drunk welshman who eats u with some tea, and then shitcannons you off the island, its the only escape!!!
