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People have been living in
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch since the
Neolithic period. Agriculture was the main business for most of that time,
and until the present century most of the farmers were tenants of the great
estates. In 1844, most of the land was owned by just 3 individuals.
For centuries, this settlement was very small with and by 1563 there were
only 80 people living there. By 1801, however, there were 385 inhabitants
and 83 houses, most of them in the old village Pentre Uchaf.
 The
name shortened, this photo was taken by me in June 2005, when I visited the
location once more. There has been a lot of changes, mostly to cash in on
the famous location, with a gift shop now in the car park adjacent to the
station.
Well I guess if that what's needed to keep the place alive, so be it !
So what does the name mean? It goes like this...
The Church Of Mary, In the Hollow of the White Hazel, Near
the fierce whirlpool and the church of Tysilio by the red cave.
Originally called Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, which means 'The Mary Church
by the pool near the White Hazels' the village was renamed in the 19th century.
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local committee was put together to try and encourage trains, travellers and
19th century tourists to stop at the village to help develop the village as
a commercial and tourist centre.
The name was was invented by a cobbler from Menai Bridge, little did he
know that he had made up one of the most successful tourist marketing plans
of all time.
Restored in 1994 by James Pringle Weavers, The large shop now stands next
to the old station house in the village and is now the main tourist
attraction and stopping point for visitors. Inside the Visitor Centre a
signpost points towards the far-away places that are home to the millions of
visitors who have made the village an essential part of their Welsh holiday
itinerary.
   
I tried to get it in one shot, but then you
wont be able to read it :)
 
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