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. The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Clwyd South (De Clwyd in Welsh) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The National Assembly for Wales (NAW or NAfW) (Welsh: ) is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. ... Clwyd South is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in Wales Lists of places within principal areas List of places in Anglesey List of places in Blaenau Gwent List of places in Bridgend List of places in Caerphilly List of places in Cardiff List of places in Carmarthenshire List... This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Denbighshire, Wales. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... For other Rivers Dee in the UK, see River Dee. ... Cadair Berwyn, with Llyn Lluncaws in the foreground The Berwyn Range is an isolated and sparsely-populated area of moorland located in the north-east of Wales, United Kingdom, roughly bounded by Llangollen in the north-east, Corwen in the north_west, Bala in the south-west, and Oswestry in the...

History

Llangollen takes its name from Saint Collen (from the Welsh llan meaning 'place of' and gollen meaning Collen), a 7th century monk who founded a church besides the river here. St Collen is said to have arrived in Llangollen by coracle. As there are no other churches in Wales dedicated to St. Collen, it is possible that this St. Collen may also have connections in both St. Collen, Cornwall and Langolen, Brittany. The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Coracle: Ku-Dru or Kowa of Tibet—Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago A coracle is a primitive type of boat. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... Langolen is a commune in the region of Cornouaille in the département of Finistère, in the west of Brittany. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ...

Standing high above the town to the north is Castell Dinas Bran, the former stronghold of the Princes of Powys. Beyond the castle is the limestone escarpment known as the Eglwyseg Rocks. The outcrop continues north to the area known as World's End. The area nearest to the castle is known as the Panorama Walk, and a monument to local poet I.D. Hooson (from the nearby village of Rhosllanerchrugog) can be found there. Castell Dinas Bran viewed from below and to the west Dinas Bran translates into English as Crow City. ... Medieval kingdoms of Wales. ... The tiered limestone crags of Creigiau Eglwyseg Eglwyseg is the name of a valley, river and mountain to the north east of Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales. ... Isaac Daniel Hooson (September 2, 1880-1948) or I. D. Hooson as he was commonly known, solicitor and poet was born in Victoria House, Market St. ... Rhosllanerchrugog or Rhosllannerchrugog is a village lying five miles south-west of Wrexham, north-east Wales. ...

Valle Crucis Abbey was established in nearby Llangwestl in about 1201, under the patronage of Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor of Castell Dinas Brân. Valle Crucis Abbey is in the Dee (Dyfrdwy) valley about 1½ miles upstream (north) from Llangollen, Denbighshire. ... // The town of Riga was chartered as a city. ... Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys Fadog 1191-1236. ...

The famous bridge at Llangollen was built in about 1345 by John Trevor, of nearby Trevor Hall, who later became Bishop of St Asaph. John Trevor (died 1357) was the first man of that name to hold the position of Bishop of St Asaph in North Wales, from 1352 to 1357. ... The Bishop of Saint Asaph is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Saint Asaph. ...

On the outskirts of the town is Plas Newydd ("New Place" or "New Hall"), where The Honourable Sarah Ponsonby and Lady Eleanor Butler (the Ladies of Llangollen) lived. Lady Eleanor Butler (1739-1829) was an aristocratic lady, one of the Ladies of Llangollen. ... The Ladies of Llangollen were two upper-class Irishwomen whose relationship scandalised and fascinated their contemporaries. ...

The ancient parish of Llangollen was divided into three treanau ("trean" being the Welsh for "third"): Llangollen Traean, Trefor Traean, and Glyn Traean.

• Llangollen Traean contained the townships of Bachau, Cysylltau, Llangollen Abad, Llangollen Fawr, Llangollen Fechan, Feifod, Pengwern and Rhisgog.
• Trefor Traean contained the townships of Cilmediw, Dinbren, Eglwysegl, Trefor Isaf and Trefor Uchaf.
• Glyn Traean contained the townships of Cilcochwyn, Crogeniddon, Crogenwladus, Erwallo, Hafodgynfor, Nantygwryd, Pennant and Talygarth.

Culture

Llangollen hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1908. The Gorsedd ceremony was held on the Hermitage Field, next to Plas Newydd, and the circle of stones were later moved into the grounds of the hall. The eisteddfod itself took place on the old Vicarage Field at Fronhyfyd and was visited by David Lloyd George, accompanied by Winston Churchill. The Eisteddfod (literally sitting) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... A gorsedd (SAMPA /gO:rsED/), occasionally spelled gorseth, plural gorseddau, is a community of bards. ... David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman who guided Britain and the British Empire through World War I and the postwar settlement as the Liberal Party Prime Minister, 1916-1922. ... “Churchill” redirects here. ...

Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod

Main article: International Eisteddfod

Annual Parade of Llangollen International Eisteddfod, 2006

Llangollen is most famous for the annual Llangollen International Eisteddfod, a week long event, usually starting officially on the Tuesday, and ending on the Sunday of the same week. The International Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The International Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. ...

During the week people from all over the world take part in musical and dancing competitions.

A parade is usually held on the Tuesday of the Eisteddfod week, in which both the locals and visitors, take part dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments, whilst marching the streets of Llangollen. United States Marines on parade. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ...

Sport

Llangollen on the River Dee is world famous for its white water Slalom canoeing and kayaking, being host to International and UK events. The International Canoe Federation (ICF), The European Canoe Union (ECU) and the British Canoe Union (BCU) all hold events in Llangollen. River Dee may refer to: River Dee, Wales (Afon Dyfrdwy), mostly in North Wales, flowing from Snowdonia to Chester. ... Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. ...

Cricket[1], football and rugby teams all play at Tower Fields, which overlooks the town and the International Eisteddfod field and pavilion. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The International Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. ...

Thermals rising up the valley sides to the south of the town are used for paragliding, and mountain bikers also enjoy this hilly area. Paragliding (known in France, Spain and Portugal as parapente) is a recreational and competitive flying sport. ... Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ...

Llangollen was the finishing point of the first massed-start cycle race held on British roads, on 7 June 1942. The 59-mile Wolverhampton-Llangollen race was organised by Percy Stallard in defiance of the sport's governing body, the National Cyclists' Union, but with approval from all police chief constables through whose districts the event ran. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Wolverhampton is a City in the historical county of Staffordshire and metropolian county of the West Midlands. ... Percy Thornley Stallard (1909? - 11 August 2001) was an English racing cyclist who pioneered massed-start road racing on British roads in the 1940s. ... The National Cyclists Union was an association originally established in 1878 as the Bicycle Union to organise and regulate bicycle racing in Great Britain. ...

Transport

Llangollen was an important coaching stop on the old mail route along the A5 road from London to Holyhead. The A5 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ...

The Ellesmere Canal) was conceived to connect the coalfields and ironworks at Ruabon and Wrexham to the canal network and hence to the sea via the River Mersey and the River Severn. For various reasons, the plans were altered until instead of connecting Trevor northwards to the sea along the route of the River Dee, and southwards to the Severn, the canal instead ran eastwards to join on to the national network at Hurleston Junction on the (now-named) Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich. A feeder (navigable to Llangollen) was constructed from the canal at Trevor to tap water from the River Dee at Llantysilio (at the famous weir called "Horseshoe Falls"). After various company mergers, this canal became part of the Shropshire Union System. Until recently the canal was properly called the Llangollen Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, though it is now known as the Llangollen Canal. The Llangollen Canal we see today was previously called the Ellesmere Canal, but the Ellesmere Canal as originally envisaged was very different from what was eventually constructed. ... Ruabon (Welsh: Rhiwabon) is a small village south of Wrexham in north Wales. ... , Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam) is a large (former industrial) town, conurbation and principal area of Wales lying in north-eastern part of the country. ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... “Severn” redirects here. ... Hurleston Junction (grid reference SJ625553) is the name of the canal junction where the Llangollen Canal terminates and meets the Shropshire Union Canal at Hurleston, Cheshire, England. ... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... The Horseshoe Falls is an artificially created waterfall on the River Dee in north Wales, approximately three miles west of the town of Llangollen. ... What we now know as the Llangollen Canal initially formed the majority of the Ellesmere Canal, and later was part of the Shropshire Union Canal, and only with increasing popularity of pleasure boats was it renamed the Llangollen Canal in an effort to attract more visitors: ironically, the canal was...

The canal supplied enough Dee water to supply Crewe and Nantwich, and when commercial carrying failed in the 1940s, it was this function as a water supply which kept the canal open. The canal is unusual amongst Britain's artificial waterways in having a strong (up to 2 miles per hour) flow. Since the use of canals for leisure took off in the 70s and 80s, the route of this canal, twisting through beautiful Welsh hills and across the Dee Valley on the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, has made it the most famous (and busiest) in Britain. 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. The Aqueduct, view from the ground Crossing the aqueduct A view of the ground below from the aqueduct The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is an aqueduct which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, east of Llangollen in north Wales. ...

The railway had been extended from Ruabon, via Acrefair and Trevor, to reach Llangollen by 1865, operating both passenger and goods services. This Ruabon Barmouth line later became part of the Great Western Railway. One hundred year later the line was closed under the Beeching Axe in 1964. However, part of the line was later restored, reopened and now operates as the Llangollen Railway, an important attraction in its own right. In 2002, the Rainhill locomotive trials were re-staged on this line. Ruabon (Welsh: Rhiwabon) is a small village south of Wrexham in north Wales. ... Acrefair is a village in the Welsh county borough of Wrexham, in the traditional county of Denbighshire. ... The Ruabon to Barmouth Line was a standard-gauge branch line of the Great Western Railway in North Wales which connected Ruabon with Barmouth. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ... Llangollen railway station alongside the River Dee The Llangollen Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Llangollen) is a preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which runs from Llangollen to Carrog. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Rainhill Trials were an important competition in the early days of steam locomotive railways, run in October of 1829 near Rainhill (just outside Liverpool). ...

View from the railway station.

View of River Dee and railway station from bridge.

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Industry

Llangollen was predominantly a farming area. The water mill opposite the railway station is over 600 years old and was used to grind flour for local farmers. Most of the farms in the hills around the town would have been involved in sheep farming and weaving was an important cottage industry in the area for centuries. Several factories were later built along the banks of the River Dee where both wool and cotton were processed. A watermill is a machine constructed by connecting a water wheel to a pair of millstones. ... For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... Sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. ... Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ... The use of the term has expanded, and is used to refer to any event which allows a large number of people to lalalawork part time. ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals and people of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats and rabbits and oxes... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ...

Today Llangollen relies heavily on the tourist industry. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

The water mill opposite the railway station has been converted into a public house, "The Corn Mill". The building is over 600 years old and was originally used to grind flour for local farmers. A watermill is a machine constructed by connecting a water wheel to a pair of millstones. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ...

Notable people from Llangollen

• Glyn James, former professional footballer. Played over 400 games for Blackpool during the 1960s and '70s and represented the Welsh international team on nine occasions.

Edward Glyn James (commonly known as Glyn James) (born December 17, 1941 in Llangollen, Denbighshire) is a Welsh former professional footballer. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... -1... First international  Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland  (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat  Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team...

Songs about Llangollen

• "Llangollen Market", traditional
• "Ladies of Llangollen", Ian Chesterman
• "Pastai Fawr Llangollen" (The Great Llangollen Pie), Arfon Gwilym

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Trivia

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• In 2002, as part of a publicity effort, many local businesses agreed to accept the Euro during the week of the Eisteddfod, which attracts many European competitors. Three years later, there are still several establishments in Llangollen which continue to accept the Euro, but most have ceased to do so.
• In the late 19th century Llangollen had its own weekly newspaper, the Llangollen Advertiser.
• According to an anonymous rhyme, the bridge over the Dee is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales.
• The nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb" is frequently, but incorrectly, linked with Llangollen. Its true origins are in the USA.

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External links

• Llangollen Enterprise web site
• Llangollen International Eisteddfod web site
• Llangollen Railway web site
• BBC Llangollen web site
• Map sources for Llangollen

Coordinates: 52°58′13″N, 3°10′13″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...