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		The Directors re-applied to Parliament to construct a line of railway, to be known as the Egremont line, and, at the same time, applied to renew their powers to construct the Pembroke branch.
		If the line had been made as originally sanctioned by the Act of Parliament, there would have been only one bridge of 25 feet, and that at right angles to the roads going to Tenby and Holyland, so that carriages would be continually coming against each other.
		The line was thus so blocked that the mail could not pass and the passengers and mail had to transfer to another train at the other side of the obstruction so as to continue their journey.
	members.lycos.co.uk /Graham_Davies/Railways/PandTR.html (20565 words)

	South Wales
		To describe the town as the terminus of British Rail's line from Shrewsbury and the sea-end of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol railway, as train buffs tend to do, is to ignore its many charms.
		Aberystwyth is a university town, a commercial centre, a popular holiday resort and a handy base from which to explore the haunting hinterland of sheep walks and lonely lakes.
		The Landsker line, as it is known, protected the Norman south from the war-like Celts in the north.
	www.geocities.com /nashville/bluegrass/2235/index14.htm (3547 words)

	Norwegian Forest Cats at Landsker UK - Kittens available
		Narberth has a thriving culture of arts and crafts and is situated on the Landsker fault-line, which used to separate the English pasturelands from the more hilly climbs that the Welsh were forced to inhabit.
		In some ways we have come back to our roots by moving here to Wales as my maternal Grandfather was a Sawyer in a Welsh mine and was born in the town of Mountain Ash.
		We spend many happy hours line chasing as we call it and sometimes even get to see a picture of some of the old cats in the pedigrees, this is a great bonus!
	www.landskerforestcats.com /aboutus.html (519 words)

	Laugharne History
		The Normans certainly left there mark on Laugharne in the form of a castle, one of a series that was built at strategic spots along South Wales.
		More importantly for Laugharne its castle formed part of the Landsker line streching across the southern half of Pembrokeshire, made up of Roch, Wiston, Haverford, Llawhaden, Narbeth and Laugharne.
		This influenced the language and architecture of the township which is english speaking in a predominantly welsh speaking part of Wales.
	www.geocities.com /laugharne63/history.html (890 words)

	Intro to Wales and photo journal
		The Aberystwyth line from Shrewsbury forms the principal artery for Mid Wales; at Machynlleth it is possible to strike northwards along the opposite shore of the lovely Dovey estuary to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog and Pwllhell.
		The next line of defense was the portcullis, its sliding grooves still clearly visible in the castle walls, followed by the stout doorways of the gate passage.
		The so-called Landsker Line, drawn inland at Newgale, marks the northern limits of Norman influence in Wales.
	www.tylwythteg.com /WALESTRIP/day00WalesIntro.html (7096 words)

	4barsrest.com \| review \| concert \| Doreen Paton Memorial Concert
		The Landsker Singers, (one of the sopranos being my sister Deb), under the excellent direction of Shirley Williams, went on to perform a selection of songs, a mixture of traditional, meditative and light-hearted music.
		This thirty piece mixed choir draws it's name from the imaginary Landsker Line in mid-Pembrokeshire, which divides the Welsh speaking North from the English speaking South.
		We were then introduced to The Little Landskers, a delightful ensemble of 8 to 15 year olds.
	www.4barsrest.com /reviews/concerts/con233.asp (713 words)

	The Seacoast of Macedonia
		A rainbow alliance was assembled on the Entente side of the line, deploying manpower not only from the homelands of the European powers, but also from their colonies in Africa and India.
		By arguing along these social Darwinist lines, she is able to refer to the differences between Bosnian Muslims and Serbs in terms of differences between species.
		Pembrokeshire is crossed by the Landsker line, marked on the ground only by the ruins of fortifications, but enduring in the division of the county into the Welsh-speaking villages of the north, and a southern region known as 'Little England beyond Wales'.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /marek.kohn/seacoast.html (8464 words)

	Railway services between Whitland and Pembroke Dock operated by Wales and Borders
		Whitland marks the eastern boundary of the Landsker: an imaginary border which historically separates the English-speaking south from the Welsh speaking north of Pembrokeshire.
		From the train, the rural nature of the Landsker borderland (which separates the English-speaking South from the Welsh speaking North of Pembrokeshire) is self-evident.
		At high tide, it is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and on the landward side it is protected by a ditch, but during the English Civil War its invincibility was breached when a traitor revealed the castle's water supply to Cromwell's troops, who laid the castle to ruin.
	members.aol.com /walesrails/wtop.htm (1120 words)

	Eye On Wales - Observations From An American Perspective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Riverdance and of American line dancing.” Clog dancing, in its pure and original Celtic form, is a potent cultural force.
		Landsker line, an imaginary line that divides Pembrokeshire horizontally with English culture dominating the southern part.
		One person informed us the Landsker line is basically the A40, another disagreed, suggesting it was more vague and complicated than that.
	home.earthlink.net /~walestales/98-1.htm (5435 words)

	The Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Welsh reaction pinned the Normans back for the next few years, but in the 1100s what became Pembrokeshire saw a spate of castle building by the Normans, initially of earth and timber structures.
		Within 50 years of their arrival, the invaders had built a line of such castles on the southern side of the Preseli hills that was to become the "Landsker line", with a second clutch of castles to the north of the Preselis.
		Often clustered around these are the remains of an assortment of mottes or ringworks, sometimes with a bailey, which may have formed part of the early Norman encroachment and presence, or perhaps served as the bases for knights who owed allegiance to the nearby lord.
	www.castles-of-britain.com /press.htm (342 words)

	House of Commons Standing Committee (pt 12)
		Statistics show that world demand for food is rising in a straight line.
		It is split across the middle by the Landsker line, with Welsh-speaking communities to the north and English-speaking communities to the south.
		The northern communities are based on Welsh inheritance patterns, by which, on the death of the father, land is subdivided among all the sons.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199798/cmstand/welshg/st980505/80505s12.htm (2984 words)

	Pembrokeshire snippets [1]
		The last of the older line to hold Carew was Sir Edmund, who mortgaged the estates to Sir Rhys ap Thomas in 1480..
		Along one side was a line of desks, and opposite to them a stove with a good fire of culm.
		We must not forget the significance of the Landsker or dividing line between the Welsh speaking north of the county and the English speaking south.
	home.clara.net /tirbach/HelpPagepearlsPEM.html (9733 words)

	Camrose Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It was part of the Landsker line of castles that stretched from Llawhaden to St Davids and can be seen on the sketch map provided for Hayscastle.
		However, the quality of the masonary is very different to the crude revetment walls that line the footpaths lower down the side of motte; it is very similar to the style of masonary used in other castles in west Wales, such as Haverfordwest and Llanstephan.
		The OS map grid reference for Camrose Castle is 926198.
	www.castlewales.com /camrose.html (449 words)

	The Pembrokeshire Area - Meadowside Holiday Bungalows in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
		The Landsker line, a feature of the underlying geology also divides the county, into ‘the North’ and ‘Down Below’ or "Little England Beyond Wales".
		This division dates from Norman times when a series of castles were built along the Landsker to keep the Welsh out (or was it the ‘English’ in?).
		Pembrokeshire has a great number of fortifications from the ancient ring forts to the dramatic castles such as Pembroke, Manorbier, Carew and many others.
	www.meadowside2000.co.uk /area.asp (354 words)

	Pembs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Indigenous Celts were pushed northwards beyond the 'Landsker line' of Norman fortifications which roughly divides the county in two.
		North of the Landsker, Welsh is spoken quite frequently but less so south of the line.
		In recent years there has been a resurgence of Welsh language with all schools being able to teach Welsh and many conducting lessons in Welsh (Welsh medium).
	homepages.which.net /~j.rattenbury/Pembs.html (205 words)

	Independent, The (London): Obituary: Lord Parry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He spoke with that striking burr, half-Welsh and half-Irish, that seemed to have grown out of the legendary past of Dyfed, land of The Mabinogion, which has seen countless waves of immigration from across the water.
		Educated at Neyland in the south of the county and below the Landsker line that marks the Englishry from the Welshry in these parts, he was brought up English-speaking but had great affection for the Welsh language and regretted that he was unable to speak it with any fluency.
		The last time I saw him he had just been to a Welsh chapel in Cardiff, "because I love the sound of the language"; he had taught himself enough to hold conversations in it.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040906/ai_n12807853 (841 words)

	Tegfan House, Llawhaden, Narberth presented by A1 Tourism
		Llawhaden is an ancient village which in medieval times was on the pilgrimage trail to St Davids.
		It lies along the imaginary Landsker line, the historic border between the Welsh north of the country and the English south - the once impressive Llawhaden castle was a major fortress for the influential bishops of St Davids, and the castle ruins dominate the village.
		For walkers, the village lies on the Landsker Borderlands trail, a 60 mile circular walk through the Pembrokeshire countryside, but if you don't want to walk that far, a network of footpaths and bridleways around the village has plenty to offer.
	www.a1tourism.com /uk/tegfan.html (477 words)

	BBC - Legacies - Immigration and Emigration - Wales - South West Wales - The Flemish colonists in Wales - Article Page 3
		Before the Norman Conquest, the majority of what is now Pembrokeshire would have been Welsh speaking.
		The Landsker line became a cultural and linguistic boundary which divided Pembrokeshire into two.
		The influx of Flemings into south Pembrokeshire was so great that the Welsh language was eradicated and Flemish gradually gave way to English as the dominant language.
	www.bbc.co.uk /legacies/immig_emig/wales/w_sw/article_3.shtml (337 words)

	Country Life : Country Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Arnulf and his vassals then built a string of timber fortresses designed to push the Welsh beyond what is now known as Landsker line - from the Norse word for divide - an imaginary frontier between Norman and, later, English-speaking South and Welsh North.
		Although the forts were meant to keep the Welsh out of southern Pembrokeshire, they doubled as strongholds for the Lords of the Marchers, who occasionally rebelled to the power of the King.
		At Carew, Sir John Perrot - rumoured to be one of Henry VIII's illegitimate sons - had remodelled the buildings, replacing the northern section of the Curtain wall with a three-storey wing, whose 'modern' façade hid the old castle from view.
	www.countrylife.co.uk /lifecountry/castles_pembrokeshire.php (2885 words)

	Narberth - travelling to the Heart of Pembrokeshire
		Narberth is the Heart of Pembrokeshire - one of the most beautiful counties in Wales.
		Pembrokeshire is at the far western tip of Wales and is often known as 'Little England in Wales' due to its many English speaking residents who live south of the Landsker line.
		The Landsker line historically divided the county in two - north and south - along which are a series of castles that protected the county from invading forces.
	www.narberth.co.uk /content/location.htm (283 words)

	Independent, The (London): Sports active: Make the most of Pembrokeshire
		But Pembrokeshire also includes several offshore islands famed for their wildlife: puffins, seals, dolphins and, in the case of Caldey, a population of monks.
		Historically, the county was divided by the Landsker line, along which the Normans built a series of castles, into the Welsh-speaking north and "Little England Beyond Wales" to the south.
		Although perhaps less dramatic than other destinations, Pembrokeshire has it all, from majestic cliffs, sand dunes and vast estuaries to cascading streams, gently rolling hills and rocky outcrops.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020113/ai_n9673752 (619 words)

	Manilva Life :: View topic - Internet Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		To those Vultures out there this is a request for information, not an invitation for you abuse the forum and bombard me with offers of your services.
		Spreading the cost would be good as it sounds like it's double the cost in Spain to have ADSL as it is UK.
		You might be a 'Meldrew' landsker but so far your info seems to be the one to take note of.
	www.manilvalife.com /forum/archive/o_t__t_202__start_0__index.html (1246 words)

	The Castles and Bishops' Palaces of Pembrokeshire by Lise Hull
		Welsh resistance pinned the Normans back for the next few years, but in the 11OOs what became Pembrokeshire saw a spate of castle building by the Normans - initially of earth and timber structures.
		Within 50 years of their arrival, the invaders had built a line of such castles on the southern side of the Preseli Mountains that was to become known as the 'Landsker Line', with a second string of castles to the north of Preseli.
		Pembrokeshire has a rich heritage of still standing castles; to name but a few: the early foundation of Manorbier on the south coast; the towering remnants of Pembroke and Haverfordwest, the Bishops' castle at Llawhaden.
	homepages.which.net /~j.fish/johnp15.htm (401 words)

	Pembrokeshire Coast Path - National Trails
		Bosherston Lily Ponds, Landsker Line, razorbills and chough.
		Trail Officer's favourite part: 'The sea, beaches and cliffs all the way round but if I have to pick one place it would be the cliffs of Stackpole and Pencamaes and the beaches of St Brides Bay'.
		Video (£12.99), Tide timetable (75p), local accommodation, and circular walks packs from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Education Department (01437 764 636.) Details on public transport from website or Pembrokeshire County Council enquiry line 01437 775227.
	www.nationaltrail.co.uk /trail.asp?PageId=33 (431 words)

	my site10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This little book is designed to reinforce all the prejudices which North Pembrokeshire people have about their neighbours who live in the deep south.
		The jokes all come from the English-speaking community to the south of the Landsker line.
		There are over 70 jokes in the book, collected during several years of rib-tickling research.
	users.macunlimited.net /brianjohn/mysite10.html (457 words)

	It is important to make the staff aware of any medical or social problem a child may have so that the School is fu y ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The housing stock is a mixture of well-renovated properties and new buildings, which are spaciously, situated one to another.
		This village stands astride the Landsker Line, which is an imaginary line which runs across Pembrokeshire and separates the “Welshry” of northern Pembrokeshire from the “Englishry” of the south.
		This line was first mentioned some eight hundred years ago by the Normans and still has much relevance today.
	www.pgfl.org.uk /folder6/prospmain.htm (5712 words)

	Swansea and West Wales Cycling
		But it was the Normans who subjugated the Celts, occupying the Southern part of Pembrokeshire, and defending the land with a string of castles from Roch to Tenby.
		This Landsker Line still marks a boundary between Welsh and English-speaking parts of the county.
		Some, like Wiston and Camrose, are of the Motte and Bailey design, and little more than a large earth mound survives.
	www.dansoper.clara.co.uk /cycling/DA/Pembs/intro.html (1228 words)

	BBC - South West Wales - Yoursay - Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Further south, the dividing line is the cattle grid on the main road out of Swansea as it joins Fairwood common.
		"The Landsker line is a line of castles built by the Normans after their invasion of West Wales in the 11th.
		After the rugby on Saturday and a few pints I was told that there was a line dividing the English and Welsh language areas of Pembrokeshire.
	www.proxy-surf.com /nph-proxy.pl/111110A/http/www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/yoursay/topics/askalocal.shtml (5454 words)

	Manilva Life :: View topic - TTFN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This will likely be my last posting for a while, as today we signed a purchase reservation agreement for a new apartment.
		An urgent task will be to investigate wireless systems and I will report back on our experiences in due course.
		I don't suppose you will forget to send your quiz entry off before you go temporarily off line though.
	www.manilvalife.com /forum/archive/o_t__t_987__ttfn.html (297 words)

	Seals Narberth at Local.co.uk
		Landsker Borderlands Association - in the far west of Wales Norman rulers built a series of powerful castles to protect their lands.
		These castles became known as the Landsker Line.
		The time of violence and warfare has passed and the area around...
	www.local.co.uk /Narberth/Seals (482 words)

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