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	GENUKI : Llangollen, St. Collen
		Llangollen Traean contained the townships of Bachau, Cysylltau, Llangollen Abad, Llangollen Fawr, Llangollen Fechan, Feifod, Pengwern and Rhisgog.
		On 15 April 1848, the whole of Glyn Traean, together with the township of Cysylltau from Llangollen Traean, went to form the new parish of Pontfadog.
		When Civil Registration was introduced (on 1 July 1837), the parish of Llangollen was assigned to the No. 2 ("Corwen") sub-district of the Corwen Registration District; which was co-extensive with the Corwen poor law Union.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/DEN/Llangollen (633 words)

	Llangollen Cottage - Blossom Cottage Llangollen - UK Lodgings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Llangollen is a small town in the Welsh Borders, famous for the International Music Eisteddfod, or Festival, held in July each year.
		The town of Llangollen is located in the Dee Valley, in the north east of Wales, 13 miles south west of Wrexham and 10 miles to the east of Corwen.
		Llangollen is a very good base from which to explore North Wales, with the Horseshoe Pass, Offa's Dyke and the world famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct nearby.
	www.milford.co.uk /wales/accom/r-l-6001.html (545 words)

	Llangollen tourist information
		Llangollen is an ancient market town nestling on the banks of the River Dee at the foot of the Berwyn Mountains.
		The Llangollen Railway is now a major tourist attraction, a preserved railway which runs from Llangollen to Carrog.
		Likewise the Llangollen Canal is a magnet for today's tourists, with canal trips to Valle Crucis Abbey, Elisegs Pillar, the Horseshoe falls and the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct built by Thomas Telford.
	www.walesdirectory.co.uk /Towns_in_Wales/Llangollen_Town.htm (580 words)

	Llangollen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Llangollen (IPA: [ɬaŋ'ɡoɬɛn]) is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains.
		Llangollen on River Dee is world famous for its white water Slalom canoeing and kayaking, being host to International and UK events.
		The canal is an important part of Llangollen's attraction as a holiday destination: a new marina, built at the end of the navigable section, allows more summer visitors to moor overnight in Llangollen; but the beauty of the canal, and the manoeuvres of the multi-coloured narrowboats are key attractions even for non-boaters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Llangollen (1028 words)

	History of the Llangollen Railway - Construction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Llangollen was a popular place for tourists by the 1840s, and from 1848, visitors could travel by train to the nearest station, Llangollen Road, which was on the Shrewsbury to Chester line.
		A number of schemes were proposed to connect Llangollen to the rail network in the late 1840s and early 1850s, including one by the LNWR to turn the Llangollen canal into a railway.
		The Llangollen and Corwen Railway was incorporated on 6th August 1860, and by October 1863 construction of Berwyn Tunnel, a 689-yard single bore tunnel through an outcrop of the Berwyns, was underway.
	www.llangollen-railway.co.uk /hist/const.html (908 words)

	Llangollen - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is a resort for anglers and tourists interested in the antiquities in the vicinity, which include the castle Dinas Bran (13th cent.), Eliseg's Pillar (a shaft of a cross dating probably from the 9th cent.), and Valle Crucis Abbey (1200).
		Television: All the magic of international Llangollen One of the biggest and brightest festivals in UK returns to banks of the Dee for a 56th year
		Television: All the magic of international Llangollen; One of the biggest and brightest festivals in UK returns to banks of the Dee for a 56th year.(Features)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-llangoll.html (414 words)

	Llangollen, Wales - Eurapart Guide
		Home of the Ladies of Llangollen, two unconventional spinsters who eloped from Ireland to Llangollen, causing much scandal in the early part of the 19th century.
		Llangollen is an old market town, founded at a ford on the River Dee.
		Llangollen translates as Collen's enclosure, Saint Collen having migrated from Glastonbury to here in the seventh century.
	www.eurapart.com /llan.html (979 words)

	Welcome to Llangollen in Denbighshire North Wales
		Up to the I9th century Llangollen town was located south-east of the bridge around Bridge Street and Church Street, and to the north-west around the old village green, which has now disappeared, but is remembered by such names as 'Green Lane; and 'Green Lodge' which still exist.
		Llangollen became important because of its prominent position on the main London to Holyhead coaching road which was improved by Thomas Telford from 1815 and continued for some 15 years.
		Valle Crucis Abbey dating from the 13th century is 2 miles from Llangollen.
	www.llangollen.com (1456 words)

	Llangollen 2004
		We stayed at the Wynnstay Arms in Llangollen which was fine, and enjoyed a couple of evenings of live (and loud) music at a local pub.
		Castell Dinas Bran overlooks Llangollen from its hilltop to the North of the town.
		The canal is the Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /jeffjones/llangollen2004/llangollen.html (431 words)

	Llangollen Canal
		The Llangollen Canal leaves the Shropshire Union Canal just north of Nantwich in rural Cheshire and climbs through deserted Shropshire farmlands to cross the border into Wales near Chirk.
		The Llangollen Canal is probably the most beautiful canal in Britain, certainly it's the most popular.
		Constant landslips on the stretch from Trevor to Llangollen meant closing the section for two years to rebuild long stretches of the embankments above the River Dee and encase the whole canal in a concrete trough.
	www.canaljunction.com /canal/llangollen.htm (636 words)

	Llangollen Railway
		The Llangollen Railway route is divided into three sections: Llangollen to Berwyn; Berwyn to Glyndyfrdwy; and Glyndyfrdwy to Carrog, and the fare structure relates to the number of sections travelled.
		The Llangollen Canal runs along the northern slopes of the Dee Valley, and the wharf is a few hundred yards from Llangollen station.
		Llangollen is located at the junction of the A5 Corwen-Oswestry road and the A539 road from Ruthin.
	users.aol.com /walesrails/llang.htm (836 words)

	Caesars Llangollen - Our Location
		Llangollen is a small town with in excess 3000 people.
		Llangollen is steeped in Welsh myth, folklore and legend.
		Llangollen became important because of its prominent position on the main London to Holyhead A5 coaching road which was improved by Thomas Telford circa 1815.
	www.caesarsllangollen.com /html/Caesars_Llangollen_Location.html (279 words)

	GENUKI : Llangollen, Froncysyllte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is at the southerly end of Telford's magnificent aqueduct, which was built almost two hundred years ago to carry the Ellesmere canal across the Dee, and is still in everyday use.
		David's was built in 1871, as a combined school and Chapel of Ease to Llangollen.
		For ecclesiastical purposes, it was transferred to the parish of Chirk in 1987.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/DEN/Llangollen/Froncysyllte/index.html (249 words)

	Llangollen Canal - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
		The river feeds the Llangollen canal and the fall of the canal from its source is one inch per mile.
		The aqueduct is built on one strata of rock and each pier is constructed of local stone and rise to a height of 116ft.
		Near to the canal is the Llangollen Steam Railway.
	www.joe.shakespeare.btinternet.co.uk /llangollen.htm (682 words)

	llangollen.org.uk - The official Llangollen web site - Llangollen, North Wales - Where Wales welcomes the World
		Llangollen nestles within the beautiful Dee Valley in the North East of Wales.
		Llangollen is where the world comes to Wales and Wales welcomes the world.
		Llangollen is an ancient market town situated on the banks of the beautiful River Dee under the watchful gaze of Dinas Bran Castle.
	www.llangollen.org.uk (571 words)

	Llangollen
		Llangollen is the fief of Dame Amaris Baeyear, the Knight Protector of Marentha.
		The fief was named after one of the heroes of Tyrangel, Deimos Llangollen, who died fighting the forces of the Harbingers.
		As the largest holding in Llangollen, it serves as the capital of the fief.
	www.marentha.com /llangollen.html (728 words)

	Llangollen, North Wales - where Wales welcomes the World
		The oldest and probably originator of a settlement which is now Llangollen, the Iron Age defences and medieval castle are located high above the town on a rectangular platform.
		All rights, including copyright and database right, in the Llangollen Enterprise website and its contents, are owned by or licensed to the Llangollen Enterprise, or otherwise used by the Llangollen Enterprise as permitted by applicable law.
		In accessing the Llangollen Enterprise's webpages, you agree that you will access the contents solely for your own private use but not for any commercial or public use.
	www.llangollen.org.uk /llangollen_virtual_tour/dinas_bran_castle.htm (386 words)

	Llangollen travel guide - Wikitravel
		Llangollen is a small town and all the tourist attractions can be reached on foot.
		Every year Llangollen hosts an International Eisteddfod where people from all over the world take part in musical and dancing competitions.
		The Llangollen Steam Railway departs from the staion in the town.
	wikitravel.org /en/Llangollen (538 words)

	Plas Newydd, Llangollen
		Llangollen can thank two capricious ladies for the curious Plas Newydd, a fl and white half-timbered house on Butler Hill.
		Inspired by the ideas coming from Europe of a new sensibility and emotional awareness, Eleanor Butler and her companion Sarah Ponsonby, 16 years older, broke with convention and fled from their family home to England, coming through Wales.
		The "most famous virgins in Europe", as Prince Pückler respectfully named the two eccentric "Ladies of Llangollen", received many famous people of the period, including the Duke of Gloucester, the Lakeland poet William Wordsworth, Sir Walter Scott and the actress Sarah Siddons.
	www.planetware.com /llangollen/plas-newydd-w-cl-wpn.htm (186 words)

	Llangollen Canal
		The Llangollen Canal runs from Horseshoe Falls, just east of Llangollen to Hurleston Junction, where it meets the Shropshire Union Canal.
		From Llangollen the canal is navigatable for narrow-boats, but it still is very narrow.
		I was planning to reach the end of the Llangollen Canal today, but there is a numerous amount of locks, and low liftbridges too, and again it was a very warm day.
	home.planet.nl /~vortex1/e-llangollen.htm (1439 words)

	Llangollen Canal Boat Trust for people with disabilities - Welcome
		The Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust was formed in 1983 to raise money to build a narrowboat for disabled people.
		The journey of approximately 585 miles began on a chilly Friday morning on the 8th April.
		The narrowboat "Millie" had a farewell reception from the Llangollen RAF Club...
	www.canalboattrust.org.uk (122 words)

	The Llangollen Eisteddfod
		The Llangollen Eisteddford in Wales however is a truly international event that has attracted stars like Placido Domingo and Pavarotti during its 56 years.
		It is also, mercifully, a non camping event and there are a number of attractive and comfortable hotels to welcome you in and around Llangollen.
		Llangollen has much more to offer the visitor than musical harmony on a July evening.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/food_travel_UK/93332 (471 words)

	Welsh Icons - Llangollen
		Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, north Wales, famous for the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, the Llangollen Canal (whose Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is nearby), and the Llangollen Railway.
		To the south of the town is Plas Newydd ("New Place"), where the Ladies of Llangollen (Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler) lived.
		Three years later, there are still several establishments in Llangollen which continue to accept the Euro, but most have ceased to do so.
	www.welshicons.org.uk /html/llangollen.html (269 words)

	The Llangollen canal with Marine Cruises and Chirk Marina
		The Llangollen canal with Marine Cruises and Chirk Marina
		The magnificent aqueducts at Chirk and Pontcysyllte on the Llangollen canal were built by the engineers Thomas Telford and William Jessup and were among the first to use cast iron troughs to contain the canal.
		Other attractions are the horse drawn trip boat that runs to the start of the Llangollen canal at Horseshoe Falls, the steam railway that runs through the town and into the Welsh hills.
	www.chirkmarina.co.uk /llangollen_canal.htm (529 words)

	Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
		Since 1952, the young people of Llangollen have presented a Message of Peace and Goodwill from the stage of the Eisteddfod.
		This grew from a desire to be linked closely with the annual transmission worldwide of such a message by Urdd Gobaith Cymru - The Welsh League of Youth.
		The Obernkirchen Children’s Choir under their Conductor Edith Môller returned to Llangollen in 196O the principal attraction of the Sunday Evening Concert.
	www.llangollen.com /eist6.html (552 words)

	Llangollen Stag Weekend Activity - Outstanding Activities For Stag Weekends In Llangollen - StagWeb
		Llangollen and its magnificent Welsh surrounds deliver a demanding mix of stag weekend activity and adventure.
		The pinnacle of Llangollen stag weekend activity experiences are available to you as a Stagweb group, but don’t just take our word for it, join thousands of delighted clients and put us to the test.
		If Llangollen’s not quite working for you or you want more choice try another city – UK City Guide.
	www.stagweb.co.uk /cityguide/llangollenactivities.asp (468 words)

	June 2006 - Llangollen
		We plan to leave Llangollen at 5.00 pm to be back in Formby at about 7.00 pm.
		All walks finish in Llangollen where there are teashops, open until 4.30 pm, and pubs.
		From Llangollen we climb slowly to meet Offa's Dyke Path, which we follow for some distance before descending to the Clwydian Way.
	www.hughes.dsl.pipex.com /range/walks/2005-2006/jun.htm (368 words)

	Llangollen Accommodation and Hotels in Llangollen
		Close to the picturesque market town of Llangollen, hotel is set in some of the most breathtaking scenery in North Wales.
		Situated in one of the most spectacular valleys in North Wales, hotel is an ideal base for exploring the area, and with easy access to Llangollen.
		Self-catering accommodation in the Welsh Borders - this Grade II Listed cottage in Llangollen is part of an attractive fl and white building, originally built in 1800.
	www.where-to-stay.co.uk /whynot/llangollen-00-0.html (111 words)

	Llangollen Venues, Conference Meeting Rooms, Team Building, Room Hire, Accommodation, Coach, Car & Limousine Hire ...
		Llangollen Venue finding and Meeting Room Hire Sourcing the right venue or meeting room at the right price can be a daunting task, that's where we excel.
		Llangollen Limousine Hire Want to travel in style we have over 600 American stretch Limousine companies available across the UK including companies that cover the Llangollen area.
		Llangollen Corporate Accommodation We specialise in negotiating low rates for corporate clients requiring 50+ nights accommodation anywhere in the UK including Llangollen.
	www.ukcorporatesolutions.com /services/city/58.htm (844 words)

	Stag Weekend Llangollen : Stag Weekends Nights Llangollen : Stag Weekends- Stag Web
		in the north east of Wales, Llangollen is a town of varied parts, with plenty to interest the most discerning of stags.
		Llangollen hosts some of the most exciting activities available ranging from white water rafting to gorge walking to mountain biking.
		walk the hills and valleys of beautiful llangollen for a more cultured and relaxed stag weekend...
	www.stagweb.co.uk /cityguide/llangollen.asp (454 words)

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