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Menai Bridge ((ウェールズ語:Porthaethwy); usually referred to colloquially as Y Borth) is a small town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford. It is the fifth largest settlement on the island, with a population of 3,376,〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2011 : Isle of Anglesey'' )〕 and occupies the area of the former parish of Llandysilio, whose former church continues in use as a mortuary chapel (see below). There is a range of buildings including the old court house, a number of old pubs and the buildings associated with the wood-yard now converted to housing. There are many small islands near the town, including Church Island. The Menai Heritage Centre celebrates the two world famous bridges, the Menai Suspension Bridge - built by Thomas Telford and the Britannia Bridge - built by Robert Stephenson. ==History== The town has existed as ''Porthaethwy'' for many centuries and it still has a house in current use which dates from the 17th century. This name derives from ''Porth'' (harbour) + ''Daethwy'' (the name of a local Celtic tribe and later of a local medieval commote) It is likely that a community has existed at the location of Menai Bridge since Roman times simply because this is the shortest crossing of the Menai Strait. In the 9th century St Tysilio lived here as a hermit (see Church Island below). There has been a ferry across the Menai here for centuries: it is first recorded in 1292. When the bridge opened in 1826, "the age of the ferry came to a close, but the connections of the town with the sea remained, with import, export and shipbuilding trades." On 12 November 1918 Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst flew airship SSZ73 under the Menai Bridge following the armistice at the end of World War I. The most important ship business in the 19th century was that of the Davies family from Treborth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Menai Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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