Holyhead
Holyhead is a small port town on Holy Island, which is narrowly separated from the larger island of Anglesey, in northwest Wales. There are many things to see such as a prehistoric village on Holyhead Mountain, South Stack Lighthouse and Holyhead Breakwater Country Park.
- Town with about 11,400 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code HLY
- …is also known as “Caergybi”
- Description: town in the county of Anglesey in Wales, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Holyhead Railway Station and Salt Island.
Holyhead Railway Station
Holyhead railway station serves the Welsh town of Holyhead on Holy Island, Anglesey.
Ucheldre Centre
The Ucheldre Centre is an arts centre located in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trearddur Bay and Porth-y-Felin.
Porth-y-Felin
Suburb
Porth-y-Felin is an area of Holyhead, Isle…
Holyhead
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Latitude
53.3107° or 53° 18′ 38″ north
Longitude
-4.6331° or 4° 37′ 59″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB HLY
Open location code
9C5Q8968+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Holyhead” goes by many names.
HolyheadAfrikaans
CaergybiAsturian
HolyheadBasque
হলিহেডBengali
CaergybiBreton
ХоулихедBulgarian
CaergybiCatalan
HolyheadCebuano
ھۆڵیھێدCentral Kurdish
霍利希德Chinese
霍利黑德Chinese
CaergybiCornish
HolyheadCzech
HolyheadDanish
HolyheadDutch
CaergybiEsperanto
HolyheadEsperanto
HolyheadEstonian
CaergybiFinnish
HolyheadFinnish
CaergybiGalician
ჰოლიჰედიGeorgian
હોલીહેડGujarati
הוליהדHebrew
HolyheadIcelandic
CaergybiIndonesian
HolyheadIndonesian
CaergybiIrish
HolyheadItalian
ホリーヘッドJapanese
ಹೋಲಿಹೆಡ್Kannada
홀리헤드Korean
Cubii CastrumLatin
HolihedaLatvian
HolihedasLithuanian
CaergybiLivvi
HolyheadMin Nan Chinese
HolyheadNorthern Frisian
CaergybiNorthern Sami
HolyheadNorwegian
HolyheadNorwegian Bokmål
ХолихедOssetian
هالیهدPersian
هولیهدPersian
HolyheadPolish
ХолихедRussian
CaergybiScots
CaergybiScottish Gaelic
HolyheadSlovak
HolyheadSlovenian
هولیهدSouth Azerbaijani
HolyheadSwedish
ஹோலிஹிட்Tamil
హోలీ హెడ్Telugu
ГолігедUkrainian
ہولی ہیڈUrdu
ہولیہیادUrdu
CaergybiVõro
CaergybiWelsh
HolyheadWestern Frisian
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Holyhead”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Holyhead Port and Llaingoch.
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