Gaerwen

Gaerwen
One of Gaerwen's windmills
Gaerwen Location within Anglesey
Population	1,551 (2011)
OS grid reference	SH4675
Community	Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog
Principal area	Anglesey
Preserved county	Anglesey
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GAERWEN
Postcode district	LL60
Dialling code	01248
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ynys Môn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ynys Môn
List of places UK Wales Anglesey 53°13′20″N 4°16′48″W / 53.2222°N 4.28°W / 53.2222; -4.28

Gaerwen (Welsh pronunciation^ⓘ) is a village on the island of Anglesey in the community of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog. It is located in the south of the island 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Llangefni . The A5 runs through the village, and the A55 runs just a few hundred metres north. According to the 2011 Census Gaerwen is now listed by the Office for National Statistics as Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog.^{[clarification needed]} The population of the community is 1,551.^[1] Gaerwen and Pentre Berw, Llangaffo are trio villages.

The village gets its name from a combination of the Welsh words Caer (mutated to Gaer), meaning 'fortification', and Wen, meaning 'white'. There are no clear remains of a fort in the area, although the name was originally that of a farm in the area, before becoming the name for the entire settlement. ^[2]