That is the name of a villageon the island of Anglesey, Wales, People also call it Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, but it is commonly known as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwll,
The long form of the name is the longest officially recognized place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest in the world, being 58 letters in length (51 letters in the Welsh alphabet, where “ch” and “ll” count as single letters).
The name is Welsh for “St Mary’s church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave”.
You can see the size of the sign at the train station in the picture below.
And wouldn´t you like to try with the pronunciation?
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