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  More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)

 
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
Llangollen

(43km/27m NW of Shrewsbury)
Town in Clwyd on the river Dee, where the International Music *Eisteddfod has been held in July since 1947. The Llangollen Steam Railway is a short section of line, closed in 1968 and restored by enthusiasts from the late 1970s – the 3km/2m to Berwyn was opened first, with plans to extend it the 16km/10m to Corwen. The 'Ladies of Llangollen' were two eccentric Irishwomen, Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, who lived for half a century from 1779 in Plas Newydd, a house just southeast of the town, where they received many distinguished literary visitors. It was they who gave the house its neo-Gothic character; the black-and-white timbering was added later.
 








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