Kingsland is an area in the

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

Holyhead Holyhead (,; cy, Caergybi , "Cybi's fort") is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is ...

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 ...

, Wales. It is also a community

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for the town, electing two councillors to

Holyhead Town Council Holyhead Town Council is an elected community council serving the town of Holyhead in Anglesey, Wales. Background Holyhead Town Council was created in 1974 with the demise of Holyhead Urban District Council and the transfer of many of its powers ...

. Prior to the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012 Kingsland was also a ward for the

Isle of Anglesey County Council The Isle of Anglesey County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) is the local authority for the county of Anglesey, one of the principal areas of Wales. Since 2022 the council has 35 councillors who represent 11 multi-member electoral wards. His ...

, electing a county councillor. It was traditionally represented by the Labour Party. After 2012 it became part of the Ynys Gybi county ward. According to the

2011 UK Census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...

the population of Kingsland was 1,525.

Etymology

Then name was given to the area in 1821, when King George visited the town. He continued on to

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, where his visit saw the town of Dunleary renamed Kingstown in his honour. It kept the name until 1920, when it was once again given its original name in its

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form, ''Dún Laoghaire''. Evidence taken from 18th century letters show that the Kingsland area of Holyhead was previously called ''Penllechnêst''.

References

Hamlets in Wales Holyhead Wards of Anglesey {{Anglesey-geo-stub