The A5025 is an 'A' road that runs from

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (), is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey, Wales, on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. Both shortened (Llanfa ...

Valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

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. A major road around the north coast of the isle, it runs up the east, north and finally north-west side of the island via several places including

Benllech Benllech (; ) is a large village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community (Wales), community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,382, making it the fourth largest settlement on the island of Anglesey. The na ...

and

Amlwch Amlwch (; ) is a port town and community in Wales. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to Menai Bridge. As well as Amlwch town and Amlwch Port, other settlements within the c ...

. In all the road is long.

Description

The A5025 begins at the

A55 road The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway ( cy, Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru) is a major road in Wales and England, connecting Cheshire and north Wales. The vast majority of its length from Chester to Holyhead is a dual carriageway pri ...

, near Sant Tysilio Nursing Home on the northeastern outskirts of

. It initially heads northeast but soon teeters northwest as its passes Pentraeth Motors. It continues northwest, passing through the town of

Pentraeth Pentraeth (; ) is a village and community on the island of Anglesey (''Ynys Môn''), North Wales, at . The Royal Mail postcode begins LL75. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 1,178. The village itself having a population of ...

itself, where it crosses the B5109 road, and then heads north through the coastal town of

. The stretch of road in Benllech is known as Bangor Road. It heads northwest again, crossing the

B5110 road B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads in Gr ...

, before briefly turning southwest at the junction with the

A5108 road A51 may refer to: * Area 51, the nickname for a military base in Nevada that is the subject of many conspiracy theories * A51 Terrain Park (Colorado), a terrain park in Keystone, Colorado * A51 road (England), a road connecting Kingsbury and Cheste ...

to the northeast of

Llanallgo Llanallgo (; ) is a small village a mile from the coast of the island of Anglesey. The community is in the community of Moelfre, Ynys Môn, Wales, which is 136.4 miles (219.6 km) from Cardiff and 214.9 miles (345.9 km) from London ...

. After passing through Llanallgo it heads north-northwest through

Brynrefail Brynrefail () is a small village in north-east Anglesey, Wales. Location It is located in the civil parish of Moelfre on the A5025 between Amlwch and Benllech. Amenities As the settlement is very small it has very few amenities. Those ...

Llaneuddog Llaneuddog is a hamlet in the community of Llaneilian, Ynys Môn, Wales. It lies along the A5025 road, between Brynrefail and Penysarn, near Dulas. It belonged to the historical parish of Llanwenllwyfo, now part of Llaneilian. The hamlet take ...

, and

Penysarn Penysarn (; ) is a small village located within Llaneilian Community, in the north-eastern corner of Anglesey, Wales, and on the north-eastern side of Parys Mountain, at approximately 140–150 feet above sea level. The settlement expanded in th ...

. Northwest of here it meets the B5111 road in the centre of the town of

, near the north coast of Anglesey. At

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, north of the centre of Amlwych, it turns southwest briefly before heading west at

Burwen Burwen is a village in Anglesey, Wales, in the community of Amlwch. Located on the A5025, it is 1 kilometre south west of the larger village of Bull Bay and 2.2 kilometres west of the town of Amlwch Amlwch (; ) is a port town and community i ...

, where it again joins the B5111. It then heads west for a few miles to thecoastal town of

Cemaes Cemaes () is a village on the north coast of Anglesey in Wales, sited on Cemaes Bay, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which is partly owned by the National Trust. It is the most northerly village in Wales (excluding the nearby hamlet of L ...

, passing through its southern outskirts before heading southwest to

Tregele Tregele is a small, village located Mechell Community, in north Anglesey, Wales. Located about a mile south-west of the larger coastal village of Cemaes, it is also close to the Wylfa Nuclear Power Station now decommissioning on Wylfa Head. Desp ...

Llanrhyddlad Llanrhyddlad ( cy, Llan-Rhûddlad) is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. in the community of Cylch-y-Garn Cylch-y-Garn is a community (Wales), community in Anglesey, Wales, located on the north west coast of the county, west of Amlw ...

, and

Llanfaethlu Llanfaethlu is a village and community in the north west of Anglesey, in north-west Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 Census was 553. The village takes its name from the Church of Saint Maethlu. The community includes Llanfwrog ...

. Near Llanfaethlu is briefly turns southeats and then south to

Llanfachraeth Llanfachraeth is a village and community in Anglesey, Wales. It is located near the west coast of the island, at the head of the Alaw estuary, east of Holyhead, south west of Amlwch and north west of Llangefni. The A5025 road runs through ...

and

Llanynghenedl Llanynghenedl is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is located on the A5025 about 2 miles north-east of Valley and the A5. The village was the site of the historic St Enghenedl's Church, demolished in 1988. For a small settlement ...

, before finally heading southwest to the town of

, near the

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, where it joins the A5.

History

The '' Daily Post'' has referred to the A5025 as "one of the deadliest roads in North Wales". The stretch between Cemaes on the coast and Llanynghenedl in particular has a notorious reputation on the isle for accidents, claiming three lives in just nine months in the late 2000s. Just before Christmas 2002 a 12-year-old school girl was killed in a car accident near Dulas. The speed limit of the road varies between , but locals have criticised the limit in several of the areas. In July 2015 it was announced that several alterations would be made to the road and improvements carried out in anticipation of the (now cancelled) building of a new £8 billion nuclear plant at

Wylfa Wylfa nuclear power station ( cy, Atomfa'r Wylfa) is a Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. Wylfa is situated west of Cemaes Bay on the island of Anglesey, off the northwestern coast of Wales. Construction of the two 490MW n ...

, near Cemaes.

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