Four Mile Bridge ( cy, Pontrhydybont / / ) is a village spanning both sides of the

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in Wales, connecting

Holy Island Sacred space, sacred ground, sacred place, sacred temple, holy ground, or holy place refers to a location which is deemed to be sacred or hallowed. The sacredness of a natural feature may accrue through tradition or be granted through a bless ...

with

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 ...

, and is approximately southeast of

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 ...

. The village is quite small and is split between two

communities A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place (geography), place, Norm (social), norms, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Identity (social science), identity. Communiti ...

on the two islands. The larger portion of the village is the principal settlement in the community of

Rhoscolyn Rhoscolyn is a village and Community (Wales), community located on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It is just over five miles south of Holyhead and is the most southerly settlement on the island. The name Rhoscolyn is said to mean "The Moor" ''(Rho ...

which recorded a population of 542 in the 2011 census. A small part of the village is in the community of

Valley, Anglesey Valley is a village, community, and former electoral ward near Holyhead on the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales. The population during the 2001 census was 2,413, decreasing to 2,361 at the 2011 census. Toponym In Welsh it is referred to a ...

. The village is about from

Valley railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Valley railway station - platform 1 (geograph 6103495).jpg , borough = Valley, Anglesey , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Tran ...

, and is on the

Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path The Anglesey Coastal Path (formally the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path) is a long-distance footpath around the island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) in North Wales. The route is part of the Wales Coast Path. Description The path mainly follows the c ...

. The village has a hairdressers and a pub named "The Anchorage".

Crossing

The bridge itself takes the same name as the village it is situated in and is one of three bridges connecting

and

. The bridge is approximately from Holyhead via the old road route, giving it, and the village, its name. A bridge at this location was in existence by 1530,Capel Horeb, Four Mile Bridge, Isle of Anglesey Archaeological Report
/ref> and was the only land route to Holyhead until the construction of the

Stanley Embankment The Stanley Embankment (known locally as the Cob) is a railway, road and cycleway embankment that crosses the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting the Island of Anglesey and Holy Island. It carries both the North Wales Coast Line for trains, wh ...

in 1823. It is long and carries the B4545 road over the

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References

External links

Photos of Four Mile Bridge and surrounding area on Geograph
Villages in Anglesey Road bridges in Wales Bridges in Anglesey Valley, Anglesey Rhoscolyn {{Anglesey-struct-stub