Welcome to the Welsh village with the  name in Britain!
A Few Random Facts :
The undisputable LONGEST VALID DOMAIN NAME IN THE WORLD also links to this website, and is :
llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf.org.uk
This has 70 characters (63 characters plus the .org.uk). The ending "uchaf" is the welsh for "higher" or "upper", and refers to the upper (old) part of the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
The name was used in the 1960's cult film Barbarella (Jane Fonda) as the password for Dildano's headquarters:
Dildano: [radioing instructions to the rebel army] And our password will be... Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Barbarella: You mean the secret password is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Dildano: Exactly.
Hint : If you're lazy or can't remember how to spell the domain name you can get to this site using www.longestintheworld.com.
- Better still - Click HERE to add llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk to your Favourites !
Listed in the Guinness Book of Records (2002)
Included in the NEW Anglesey Monopoly game (see article on the BBC Website)
Anglesey was also the home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - Prince William (heir to the British throne), his wife Kate, and their new son.
As well as being very popular for learning how to say the name, this website includes a wealth of interesting information about the village and nearby attractions.
Why not click on the icon below to learn how to say the name - with the help of a sound file - then record yourself and enter our competition to win a Llanfairpwll.. T-Shirt ?
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