Amlwch
Parish in Isle of Anglesey, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.405, -4.362 |
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| OS grid ref: | SH 43 92 |
| Population: | 3,211 |
Amlwch sits on the northern coast of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, centred on a historic harbour that was built to export copper during the late 18th-century boom. The nearby Parys Mountain gives the area a striking, ochre-streaked landscape and plenty of industrial archaeology - open adits, slag heaps and old workings that tell of a time when the mine was one of the world’s most important copper producers.
Today Amlwch combines a strong local community and maritime character with tourism focused on coastal walks, wildlife and the mining heritage; the Anglesey Coastal Path runs close by. The town retains its harbour-side feel, small shops and services, and a palpable sense of place rooted in both seafaring and mining histories.
Postcode districts covering Amlwch
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Amlwch Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Bull Bay Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Twrcelyn Ward 2.1 miles
- Penysarn Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rhos-y-bol Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Llaneilian Parish 2.5 miles
- Rhosybol Parish 3.3 miles
- Llanbadrig Parish 3.5 miles
- Mechell Parish 3.7 miles
- Cemaes Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Llanfechell Built-up area 4 miles
- Tregele Built-up area 4.9 miles
Example postcodes in Amlwch
LL68 9DW, LL68 9HA, LL68 9EP, LL68 9SW, LL68 9AU, LL68 9PL, LL68 9HJ, LL68 9AY, LL68 9DG … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 62.5 miles
- Manchester Airport 86.1 miles
- Valley Railway Station 11.9 miles
- Holyhead Railway Station 13 miles
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Schools in Amlwch
- Ysgol Gynradd Amlwch Primary
- Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones Secondary
Local points of interest
- Amlwch Harbour Harbour 1.4 miles
- Llys Dulas Estate 3.5 miles
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 5.1 miles
- Cemlyn Estate 6.2 miles
- Holyhead Marina Marina 12.9 miles
- Plas Newydd Country house 15.2 miles
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 15.7 miles
- Treborth Estate 16.3 miles
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 16.9 miles
- Llanidan House Estate 17.3 miles
- Caernarfon Town FC Stadium 19 miles