Llangollen, Denbighshire |
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Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire,
north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee in the Dee Valley
and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. 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.
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.
The Canal was also constructed around this and combined to bring
considerable immigration into Llangollen during the early part
of the 19th century. 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 beside 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. |
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