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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Holyhead like this:
Holyhead, seaport town and par., on north side of Holyhead Island, Anglesey, 24 miles NW. of Bangor, 60 miles from Dublin, and 261 miles from London - par., 7988 ac. (540 water), pop. 9689; seaport, 330 ac., pop. 8680; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. The port possesses 2 fine harbours of refuge for ships of all sizes. ...
Its prosperity is dne to the extensive railway and steamboat traffic, mainly supported by the Dublin mail packets and the London and North-Western Railway. The passage to Dublin takes about 4 hours. At the outer end of the breakwater is a fixed light (Holyhead) 66 ft. above high water and seen 13 miles. Holyhead united with Beaumaris, Amlwch, and Llangefni in returning 1 member till 1885.
Holyhead is now part of ISLE OF ANGLESEY District. Click here for graphs and data of how ISLE OF ANGLESEY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holyhead itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holyhead, in the Isle of Anglesey and Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/507
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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