Valley, Anglesey
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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 cen
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Valley Railway Station, 2009.
Stanley Embankment
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The Stanley Embankment 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 Main Line
Valley, Anglesey
…possible derivations of the name Valley; firstly that the name derives from the Irish word Baile (a settlement) and secondly that it developed when the Stanley Embankment (known by locals as 'The Cob') was built in the 1820s and a depression (or valley) was dug to yield rubble for its construction. The cluster of dwellings…
The A5 crossing the Stanley Embankment towards Holy Island
A plaque by the Institution of Civil Engineers on the embankment