WALES

Wales (‘Cymru’ in Welsh) constituency map)

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a town on Anglesey (the largest island in Wales, known as ‘Ynys Mon’ in Welsh) which has the longest place name in Europe. The name translates to English as ‘St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilio with a red cave’. The highest mountain in Wales is Snowdon (known in Welsh as ‘Yr Wyddfa’), which stands at 1,085 metres (3,560 feet) above sea level and is part of the Snowdonia National Park. Its summit is the highest point in the British Isles outside of Scotland. Mount Everest was named after the Welsh geographer and surveyor Colonel Sir George Everest.