The first ever meeting of the Women's Institute took place in Llanfairpwll in 1915, and the movement (which began in Canada) then spread through the rest of the British Isles. The village became a hub of commerce, as the railways and road network brought traders and customers from across north Wales. The village decentralised, splitting into Upper Village ( Pentre Uchaf), which was made up mainly of the older houses and farms, and the new Lower Village ( Pentre Isaf), built around the railway station and consisting mostly of shops and workshops. In 1826, Anglesey was connected to the rest of Wales by the construction of the Menai Suspension Bridge by Thomas Telford, and connected with London in 1850 with the building of the Britannia Bridge and the busy North Wales Coast railway line, which connected the rest of Great Britain to the ferry port of Holyhead. The population of the village boomed, with a population of 385 in the 1801 census and 83 houses, most of them in the old village (Pentre Uchaf, Upper Village). In 1844, for example, 92% of the land in Llanfairpwll was owned by just three individuals. With the introduction of estates in the 16th century, much of the land was absorbed into the Earldom of Uxbridge, which later became the Marquisate of Anglesey the inhabitants became tenant farmers on enclosures. The rural nature of the settlement meant that the village had a population of only around 80 in 1563. Under this feudal system, the residents worked small farms for the king. With the withdrawal of the Roman forces, the area fell under the control of the early medieval Kingdom of Gwynedd. The area was briefly invaded and captured by the Romans under Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, temporarily abandoned in order to consolidate forces against Boudicca, then held until the end of Roman Britain. The island of Anglesey was at that point reachable only by boat across the Menai Strait. At 27 meters high, it offers views over Anglesey and the Menai Strait.Ī settlement has existed on the site of the village since the Neolithic era (4000–2000 BC), with subsistence agriculture and fishing the most common occupations for much of its early history. The Marquess of Anglesey's Column, designed by Thomas Harrison, celebrating the heroism of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey at the Battle of Waterloo. Template:Refimprove section File:Marquess of Anglesey's Column.jpg
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