The B5108 on the southern outskirts of Brynteg - geograph

Brynteg () is a crossroads village on the

Isle of Anglesey Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...

, North

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. It is part of the

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of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf.

Description

Brynteg is located on the east of the island on the B5108 and B5110 roads due west of the coastal resort of

Benllech Benllech () is a village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,382. The name of Benllech village had been removed by the time of the 2011 census with the community b ...

. During October 2013 the residents of Brynteg were invited to vote for changing the name of the village to Rhosfawr. The results of this vote was 19 for the proposal and 34 against. In 2014, Brynteg was rated one of the most attractive

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areas to live in Wales.

Transport

The bus routes 50, 55 and 63 run within the village. Route 50 runs from

Llangefni ; ) is the county town of Anglesey in Wales. At the 2011 census, Llangefni's population was 5,116, making it the second-largest town in the county and the largest on the island. The community includes the village of Rhosmeirch. Location The ...

Beaumaris Beaumaris (; ) is a town and community (Wales), community on the Anglesey, Isle of Anglesey in Wales, of which it is the former county town. It is located at the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey fro ...

and vice versa. Route 55 is a linear route from Llangefni via

Talwrn Talwrn is a small village between the county town of Llangefni and Pentraeth on the Isle of Anglesey, north Wales. Talwrn is most notable for the Grade II-listed 16th-century manor house of Plas Llanddyfnan, which lies just to the north of the ham ...

and

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

and vice versa. Route 63 runs from Llanerch-y-medd to Bangor.

Governance

Prior to the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012 Brynteg gave its name to an

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of the island's county council. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,869. The ward subsequently became part of the new multi-councillor ward of Lligwy.

Notable people

* Howel Harris Hughes (1873–1956), theologian,

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minister and Principal of the United Theological College in

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was born in the village.Howel Harris Hughes
on the ''

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References

Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf Villages in Anglesey Former wards of Anglesey {{Anglesey-geo-stub

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Notable people

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