Llangristiolus is a village and community in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Saint Cristiolus. The River Cefni flows through the village. The village is within a mile of the A5 and A55 roads. The village of Rhostrehwfa is in the community.
The church of St Cristiolus dates from the 12th century.
Notable people
- Henry Maurice (ca.1647âÂÂ1691), a Welsh clergyman
- Richard Owen, (1839âÂÂ1887), a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and preacher.
- Edward Greenly (1861âÂÂ1951), English geologist, buried at Llangristiolus
- Medwyn Williams (born ca.1940), a Welsh vegetable gardener, 11 x gold medallist at the Chelsea Flower Show.
- Naomi Watts (born 1968), film actress, lived in Llangristiolus with her maternal grandparents at Llanfawr as a child.
- Rhun ap Iorwerth (born 1972), MS for Ynys Môn resides in the village
- Meinir Gwilym (born 1983), musician and broadcaster, educated at Ysgol Henblas within the village.
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