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Llangollen

British  
/ hlanˈɡɒhlɛn /

noun

  1. a town in NE Wales, in Denbighshire on the River Dee: International Musical Eisteddfod held annually since 1946. Pop: 2930 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Llangollen relies on tourism so if people see how manic it is with the traffic then they won't want to come back."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Naturalist and photographer Will Hawkes, from the Ceiriog valley south of Llangollen, sees things differently.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Two boating families are still without their homes and the breach has meant much of the canal, which runs from Hurleston Junction in Cheshire to Llangollen in Wales, cannot be navigated until it is fixed.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

When part of the Llangollen Canal collapsed just days before Christmas, it was clear it would be a huge operation to get the area back to normal.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Ellesmere canal, a famous work of Thomas Telford, connects the Severn with the Mersey, crossing the Vale of Llangollen by an immense aqueduct, 336 yds. long and 127 ft. high.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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