Pencarnisiog

Pencarnisiog
Pencarnisiog is located in Anglesey
Pencarnisiog
Pencarnisiog
Location within Anglesey
OS grid referenceSH 3524 7360
• Cardiff132.9 mi (213.9 km)
• London218.5 mi (351.6 km)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTŷ Croes
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AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
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53°14′02″N 4°28′12″W / 53.233816°N 4.469953°W / 53.233816; -4.469953

Pencarnisiog is a village in the community of Llanfaelog, Anglesey, Wales, which is 132.9 miles (213.8 km) from Cardiff and 218.5 miles (351.6 km) from London.

The name "Pencarnisiog" translates to, "the head/top of the lower cairn". There is a Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Pencarnisiog, in the village, founded in 1911. As of January 2018, the school had the second highest percentage of pupils (aged 5 and over) who spoke Welsh at home in Wales, at 95.6%. In 2024, 89.8 per cent of pupils spoke Welsh at home.

On 23 September 2026, an Royal Air Force Hawk T2 jet crashed in the village, shortly after taking off from nearby RAF Valley. Both pilots ejected before the crash, with no casualties on the ground.

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google.
  2. ↑ "Ysgol Pencarnisiog celebrate centenary". Daily Post. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Government | Children speaking Welsh at home". gov.wales. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Inspection report Ysgol Gynradd Pencarnisiog" (PDF). Estyn. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Cockburn, Harry (23 September 2026). "RAF jet crashes and explodes in Anglesey moments after pilots eject". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Wong, Vicky (23 September 2026). "What video footage tells us about RAF training jet crash". BBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2026.

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