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wales
anglesey
brecknockshire
caernarfonshire
carmarthenshire
cardiganshire
denbighshire
flintshire
glamorgan
merioneth
monmouthshire
montgomeryshire
pembrokeshire
radnorshire
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Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych (Denbigh,
Wrexham, Ruthin, Abergele, Llangollen) A place I visit regular (Just
for the train ride) :)-
A small town of some 3000 people
Llangollen is seeped in myth and legend. In many ways it is best
known for hosting the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
every July which brings in some 120,000 visitors and turns the town
into a vibrant international stage.
As with so many ancient Welsh towns, it takes its name from its
founding Saint; Collen, a seventh century saint. Llangollen, was
established in the 7th Century when The monk St. Collen was
instructed to find a valley by riding a horse for one day and then
stop and mark out a "parish" a place to build his hermitage or cell
in the custom of the times, with tiny church, hospice and outhouses
all enclosed within a wall.
The famous Dee Bridge, was built by Bishop Trevor of Trevor Hall in
I345. It is a scheduled ancient monument and was widened in the
1960?s to accommodate modern traffic.
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. Nearly all of this densely populated area disappeared
to allow the building of the Railway.
Counties Wales
Anglesey,
Brecknockshire,
Caernarfonshire
Carmarthenshire,
Cardiganshire,
Denbighshire
Flintshire,
Glamorgan, Merioneth
Monmouthshire,
Montgomeryshire,
Pembrokeshire,
Radnorshire |
