Four Mile Bridge
Encyclopedia
Four Mile Bridge is the name given to a bridge
and the village surrounding it in Anglesey
, Wales
. They are so named because they are located around four miles southeast of Holyhead
, the largest town on the island.
The bridge is one of only two connecting the Anglesey mainland to the smaller Holy Island
. It is 120 metres long and carries the B4545 road over the Cymyran Strait.
The village itself is quite small and is split between the two islands, the larger portion being on Holy Island. It is hard to get information on the population of the village as it is split over two parishes. It is safe to say however that it must be around 500 as the largest part of the village is in the parish
of Rhoscolyn which has a population of 484 and no other settlement of any real size.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
and the village surrounding it in Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. They are so named because they are located around four miles southeast of Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
, the largest town on the island.
The bridge is one of only two connecting the Anglesey mainland to the smaller Holy Island
Holy Island, Anglesey
Holy Island Cybi') is an island on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, from which it is separated by a narrow, winding channel. It is called "Holy" because of the high concentration of standing stones, burial chambers and other religious sites on the small island. The...
. It is 120 metres long and carries the B4545 road over the Cymyran Strait.
The village itself is quite small and is split between the two islands, the larger portion being on Holy Island. It is hard to get information on the population of the village as it is split over two parishes. It is safe to say however that it must be around 500 as the largest part of the village is in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Rhoscolyn which has a population of 484 and no other settlement of any real size.