Regional Information
In 2003, Newborough on Anglesey, an island off the coast of North West Wales, celebrated its 700th anniversary. The village was created in 1303 when Edward I brought the entire community of Llanfaues there in order to build Beaumaris Castle on the shores of the Menai Straits. In the 16th century, Newborough became the county town of Anglesey and an industry sprang up turning the locally abundant marram grass into mats, haystack covers and brushes for export. Today Newborough is a village of around 1100 people, two thirds of whom are Welsh speakers.
