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	Bangor, Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bangor, in Gwynedd, North Wales, UK, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom.
		Bangor is largely contained to the south by Bangor Mountain although the large estate of Maesgeirchen, originally built as social housing, is to the east of the toe of the mountain near to Porth Penrhyn.
		Bangor railway station, which serves the city, is located on the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangor,_Wales (401 words)

	UKGRAD - Graduate Conference 2004 at the University of Wales, Bangor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bangor is located in the county of Gwynedd, in North-West Wales, on the shores of the Menai Straits, which separates the mainland from the historic Isle of Anglesey.
		Bangor Cathedral was associated with the medieval Welsh Princes and was caught up in the Welsh wars of the Middle Ages, with ensuing damage.
		The University of Wales Bangor was established in 1884 and is a constituent institution of the federal University of Wales.
	www.bangor.ac.uk /ukgrad2004/english/attractions.htm (401 words)

	Bishop of Bangor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.
		The see is in the City of Bangor where the seat is located at Cathedral Church of Saint Deniol.
		The Bishop's residence is Tŷ'r Esgob in Bangor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishop_of_Bangor (248 words)

	Information about Bangor & the University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bangor itself has been a seat of religion and learning for over 1400 years, a monastery having been founded here in the sixth century on the site of the present cathedral.
		The tomb of one of Wales' foremost princes, Owain Gwynedd, is to be found in the cathedral while the Roman fort of Segontium, and the medieval castles at Caernarfon, Conwy and Beaumaris are popular attractions.
		Funds were raised by public subscription to establish a college of university rank in Bangor, and a feature of its foundation was the voluntary contributions made by local quarrymen from their weekly wages over a period of years.
	www.bangor.ac.uk /bangor/bangor.html (511 words)

	BANGOR - LoveToKnow Article on BANGOR
		The cruciform cathedral, with a low pinnacled tower, stands on the site of a church which the English destroyed in 1071 (dedicated to, and perhaps founded, about 525, by St Deiniol).
		Sir G. Scott restored the present cathedral, 1866-1875, after it had been burned in the time of Owen Glendower, destroyed in 1211, and, in 1102 and 1212, severely handled.
		The Myvyrian Archaeology (408484) gives the three principal bangor (college) institutions as follows:the bangor of Illtud Farchawg at Caer Worgorn (Wroxeter); that of Emrys (Ambrosius) at Caer Caradawg; bangor wydrin (glass) in the glass isle, Afallach; bangor Illtud, or Llanilltud, or Llantwit major (by corruption), being a fourth.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BA/BANGOR.htm (274 words)

	Bangor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bangor is the name of several places in Wales, Ireland, the USA, Australia (a suburb of Sydney), and possibly elsewhere.
		There is a town called Bangor in Northern Ireland, not far from Belfast, and another one in the state of Maine in the USA.
		Bangor, Maine is known as the town where many Stephen King stories take place.
	www.theezine.net /b/bangor.html (267 words)

	BBC - North West Wales History - Growth of Bangor
		Other stimuli to the growth of Bangor were the improvements of Thomas Telford on both the coastal road and the Capel Curig road, and the opening of his suspension bridge across the Menai Strait in 1826, all of which improved communication between London and Holyhead.
		Bangor also became the centre of higher education for north Wales with the establishment of the Normal College in 1862, the University College in 1884 and St Mary's College in 1893.
		Bangor is truely one of a kind, and it's great to see it's deep history published on the net.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/northwest/sites/history/pages/growthofbangor.shtml (3142 words)

	TourWales - Bangor
		The city of Bangor is centrally situated for north west Wales - its shopping facilities, colleges, hospitals and leisure amenities make it one of the region's most important centres.
		The present building was built about seven hundred years ago and houses numerous important pieces of religious iconography, including a carving of Christ bound and leaning on a rock - this simple 16th century humanist sculpture is in sharp contrast to the restored Victorian stained windows.
		Until recently Bangor was home to no less than five colleges - which led to another academic nickname for the city of "The Athens of the North".
	www.tourwales.com /towns_and_villages/bangor.htm (219 words)

	Bangor Cathedral
		Bangor Cathedral, situated on the south side of the Menia Straits which separates the isle of Anglesey from the mainland of north Wales, may be the only Cathedral in the United Kingdom to have been in continuous use since its conception.
		Four Bishops of Bangor, which means in Welsh a wattled fence for such a fence surrounded the monastic community that once lived here, have gone on to be Archbishop's of Canterbury.
		On the walls are murals which depict the six cathedrals of Wales and notable men of the Welsh Church from Dubricius (Dyfrig) to the first Archbishop of Wales, A.G. Edwards.
	www.red-dragon-wales.com /ReligiousPlaces/Bangor.htm (433 words)

	Wales on the Web: Buildings for religious and related purposes
		Brecon Cathedral is the Church in Wales Cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.
		Llandaff Cathedral Library was founded by Alfred Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff (1849-1882), noted for ending the tradition of episcopal nonresidence at Llandaff and for restoring the Cathedral building and other churches in the diocese.
		The mediaeval library of the Cathedral was attached to St Mary's College of Priests and once possessed richly-illuminated copies of the gospels, psalters, missals, service books, penitentiaries and copies of the writings of the early Fathers.
	www.walesontheweb.org /cayw/index/en/726/6 (430 words)

	Sacred Places of Wales: Bangor Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Deiniol was consecrated Bishop in 546 and his church became a cathedral.
		The cathedral itself merits highly on our list of sacred places, for it may be the oldest in Britain in continuous use as such.
		A very pleasant, and most unusual feature of the exterior of the cathedral is the Bishop's Garden, containing the Biblical garden which is planted on one side with flowers and shrubs traditionally associated with the medieval church.
	www.britannia.com /wales/sacred/sac16.html (918 words)

	Bangor: Touring Wales on Britannia
		Bangor is completely dominated by the university buildings high on a ridge overlooking the town, the home of the University College of North Wales, founded in 1884 (in a now-demolished hostelry known as the Penryn Arms), as a constituent college of the University of Wales.
		Down in the city center, shyly hiding from view is Bangor Cathedral, occupying the site of one of the earliest monastic settlements in all of Britain.
		The word Bangor comes from the Welsh for a wattle fence, for it was such a fence that surrounded the monastic community founded here by St. Deiniol in the year 525.
	www.britannia.com /tours/wales/bangor.html (466 words)

	The Church in Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Saunders Davies, Bishop of Bangor has announced, in a statement read out in all parishes in the diocese of Bangor today (Sunday 30th November 2003), that he is to retire.
		In 1975 he was appointed a Canon of Bangor Cathedral and Canon Missioner of the diocese of Bangor.
		It was a privilege to be elected in 1999 to serve as Bishop of Bangor and I have appreciated the prayers of the clergy and laity and their partnership in mission and ministry has been invaluable.
	www.churchinwales.org.uk /press/0193e.html (583 words)

	Bangor Cathedral - Welcome by the Dean
		The Cathedral is a place set apart for the worship of God: we seek to set standards of excellence in a constant round of worship to his glory, the source of all beauty.
		The Cathedral is the 'cathedra' or seat of the Bishop in which he offers Eucharist and teaches the Christian faith: we seek by word and deed to proclaim the truth of the Gospel.
		The Cathedral is a place of pilgrimage and of meeting with God: we seek to provide a ministry of welcome, and to listen and care for, and meet the needs of all who come here.
	www.esgobaethbangordiocese.org /cathedral (407 words)

	Brecon Cathedral
		Brecon is not an ancient Cathedral for it was first a Benedictine Priory of St. John the Evangelist at the close of the 11th century.
		Before the desecration of the Monasteries and Cathedrals by Henry VIII the nave was divided in two by a rood screen, this allowed one half to be used by the Benedictine monks while the other half was used as a parish church.
		The cathedral today houses the Harvard Chapel, which is the Regimental Chapel of the South Wales Borderers, who won 11 Victoria Crosses at the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War.
	www.red-dragon-wales.com /ReligiousPlaces/Brecon.htm (381 words)

	Bangor Golf Club, St Deiniol, North Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bangor is a cathedral city of some 18,000 people situated by the Menai Strait in North Wales opposite the Island of Anglesey.
		Bangor is a centre from which many widely varied activities and attractions are within easy reach.
		In Bangor itself there is the Cathedral, the University Building on College Road and the Pier.
	www.st-deiniol.co.uk /4917.html (678 words)

	Bangor -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Incursions by Danes in the 9th century destroyed Bangor, which was partially rebuilt by St. Malachy in the 12th century.
		Bangor Cathedral is dedicated to the Celtic St. Deiniol, who founded a church there in the 6th century; the community was a leading centre of Celtic Christianity.
		The seat of Arfon district in Gwynedd County, it borders the northern entrance to the Menai Strait, the narrow strip of water separating the Isle of Anglesey from the mainland.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9013165 (809 words)

	GENUKI: Bangor - Bibliography
		Bangor : The Church of Saint James, 1973.
		The Bangor bishop and benefactor : [Henry Rowland].
		Y trigain mlynedd hyn yn hanes Coleg y Bedyddwyr Bangor = 1892-1952 : anerchiadau a draddodwyd yn y Cyfarfod Dathlu a gynhaliwyd yng Nghapel Penrallt, Mehefin 11, 1952.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/CAE/Bangor/Biblio.html (393 words)

	Germor, Maes Isalaw, Bangor presented by A1 Tourism
		Bangor itself is a very compact University City wheremost ameneties are only a few minutes walk away fromeach other.
		Bangor is very well serviced by the railway network (main London / Holyhead / Ireland) line.A taxi can be had from Bangor Railway Station for less than £2:00 and sometimes withpr-arrangements I shall personally pick you up from the Railway Station free of charge.
		Bangor is very well serviced by the National Coach Service and a taxi can be had for less than £2:00 and sometimes with pre-arrangements I shall personally pick you up from the Coach Station free of charge.
	www.a1tourism.com /uk/germor.html (773 words)

	Wales on the Web Bangor — A Movie of the Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The south ridge is criss-crossed with paths and is known as ‘Bangor Mountain’ and although never found it is believed a Roman depot or marching camp was situated on the north ridge — an area known locally as “Roman Camp”.
		The views from the pier are spectacular, with Telford’s Menai Bridge to the South-west and the mountains of Snowdonia to the south-east.
		Bangor is a compact, bustling university city with a fine shopping centre - including the longest high street in Wales - and is an excellent base for exploring Anglesey, Snowdonia and the Lleyn peninsula.
	www.worldwidewales.tv /html/movie-272.php (668 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bangor Cathedral has an all-new 3 manual Phoenix placed in the chancel area behind the choir.
		The large 4 manual pipe organ is currently unplayable and the Cathedral organist, Martin Brown, was thrilled with the sound of the new Phoenix.
		Liverpool Cathedral is well-known for being the largest cathedral in Great Britain and the second largest pipe organ in the world.
	www.desertsounds.com /news.htm (515 words)

	Submit Information to Index Wales
		Bangor is a university and cathedral city located between the [Snowdonia] Mountains and the [Menai Straits] and it boasts the longest High Street in Wales.
		The city dates from a monastery in the sixth century, which had a protective fence or bangor round it.
		[Bangor Cathedral] was founded in [525 AD], only the second cathedral in Britain.
	www.indexwales.co.uk /submitarticle.pl?id=51 (154 words)

	Churches in Wales A-Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bangor was founded in 525, only the second cathedral in Britain.
		At Bangor, A4087 by Menai Strait, northern Caernarfonshire.
		A visitor's centre tells the story of the 13th and 14th century cathedral, once part of a Benedictine priory.
	www.britainexpress.com /wales/az/churches/churches2.htm (570 words)

	GENUKI: Bangor
		"BANGOR, a parish, city, borough, and market town, in the hundred of Uwch-gorfai, in the county of Carnarvon, North Wales, 9 miles to the N.E. of Carnarvon, and 238 miles by railway from London.
		It is situated on the north coast of the county, at the head of the bay of Beaumaris, and at the entrance to the Menai Strait, and is a station on the Holyhead railway, which is carried across the strait by the great Britannia Tubular Bridge, not far from the city.
		The transcription of the section for Bangor from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/CAE/Bangor (292 words)

	Bangor on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bangor is the seat of a constitutent institution of the Univ. of Wales.
		An Early PBX This PBX began operation in Bangor, Maine in 1883.
		Bangor track pushes to get slots running [Corrected 12/04/03] ; The operator of Bangor Raceway files for licenses to install and start using 250 machines this month.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/b/bangorw1a.asp (692 words)

	List of cities in the United Kingdom Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		However some British cities which predate the historical monarchy have been regarded as cities since "time immemorial".
		Until the 1880s, a town was usually granted city status if and only if it had a diocesan cathedral within its limits.
		Nowdays the government holds competitions for city status, with towns submitting applications to the Lord Chancellor, who makes recomendations to the sovereign.
	cricketworld.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_cities_in_the_united_kingdom.html (294 words)

	Press Release - Datganiad i'r Wasg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		John Marsh is one of the regular presenting team on the programme and reads the news as well as being one of Terry Wogan's sidekicks.
		It is widely considered to be a superb musical instrument with organists and organ scholars from all over the world visiting Bangor Cathedral especially to play the organ or give public recitals.
		As well as being in daily use in the Cathedral's worship, the organ also played a significant part in the HTV Millennium service and in the BBC's Songs of Praise programme from Bangor - both broadcast recently.
	www.churchinwales.org.uk /press/0023e.html (330 words)

	Anglesey & Gwynedd
		The present cathedral is mainly 13th century, much restored in the 19th century.
		Among the cathedral's treasures are a 15th century font, the carved oak figure of 1518 known as the Mostyn Christ, and some medieval tiles.
		The wealth derived from sugar plantations in Jamaica and invested in the Penrhyn slate quarries enabled G.H. Dawkins Pennant in 1820 to build himself a Norman castle on a scale which befitted his affluence.
	www.westair-reproductions.com /mappage/anglesey.htm (1167 words)

	Bangor Cathedral -
		The native technical term for this type of fence was 'bangor'.
		As sometimes happens, the word 'bangor' was transferred from the original object - in this case the fence - to that closely associated with it - the settlement within.
		Bangor sacked (according to The Annals of Ulster)
	www.esgobaethbangordiocese.org /cathedral/history.htm (202 words)

	Wales
		Not large by Cathedral standards, in fact smaller then the average parish church, it is never the less very dignified and impressive.
		Davids Cathedral St Davids Cathedral almost hidden from view in a valley at the far West of the city occupies a site of a religious settlement founded by St David in the 6th Century.
		The Cathedral with its wonderful oak roof dates back to the 12th Century (circa 1181-82), for centuries it was a place of pilgrimage, (two visits to St Davids being equal to one visit to Rome).
	www.charter-travel.com /Wales_perf.htm (528 words)

	Bangor City Football Club - Clwb Peldroed Dinas Bangor
		Although some might dispute it, there is life in Bangor beyond the football club.
		Bangor City FC can not be held responsible for the content of external sites
		This site is great for freshers new to Bangor life, but old time students should also find useful and entertaining info, fun and games on this site.
	www.bangorcityfc.com /index.php?p=e48b3529.5.2. (300 words)

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