nearby is the village with the longest name in europe, llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, and plas newydd, ancestral home of the marquesses of anglesey. the town of amlwch is situated in the northeast of the island and was once largely industrialised, having grown during the 18th century by supporting an important copper-mining industry at parys mountain.