As you say, this is a village on the Welsh island of
Anglesey. The name is mostly a made up one. Thie village did not originally have such
a long name. Instead, much of the name was made up so that the village would have a
very long name and could gain publicity through having that
name.
The name itself is said to mean "St Mary's Church in
a hollow of white hazel near the swirling whirlpool of the church of St. Tysilio with a
red cave."
The name was not totally made up. The village
already had a pretty long name, which was--and still is--Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. That
part of the name meant "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white
hazel."
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