Llangollen, North Wales - where Wales welcomes the World

'Llangollen, which contains two good hotels, and some private lodging houses, is famous for flannel, mountains, geological attractions, beer, castle ruins, Jenny Jones, fishing, the Ladies of Llangollen, an old Abbey, some sturdy Welshmen and several pretty walks.' - Gossiping Guide to Wales, 1881

Langollen A5 as it used to look he greatest period of expansion for the town of Llangollen was during the reign of Queen Victoria. The construction of Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road (now a historic highway otherwise known as the A5 trunk road) proved to be the catalyst for this, helping to cause the population rise from that of a small Welsh village to that of a town in a very short period of time.

Llangollen canal ther forms of transport also aided in this growth.

he Llangollen Canal, a branch of the Shropshire Union canal, was developed to carry slate to the major conurbation.

Victorian toy train he railway also arrived in Llangollen in 1861 with a special square arch built into the existing bridge.

Victorian Carriage - Victorian Llangollen

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Llangollen Enterprise
Anturieth Llangollen
Parade Street
Llangollen
Denbighshire
North Wales
LL20 8PW
United Kingdom

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