Monday, 26 April 2021

Long names in Wales

The train station at Llanfairpwillgwyn......

I only visited Wales once, in 1996 just after performing the wedding of my brother Paul and his wife Kay in Penketh.  While spending a few more days with them, they took me on a few trips by car. One of them  was in the heart of Wales, visiting among other towns the one with the longest name ever invented. It is written as: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllantysiliogogogoch  and it means: The Church of Mary in the hollow of the white hazel near the fierce whirlpool and the church of Tysilio near the red cave. 

By the entrance to a store in Llanfairpwllgwyn.......

There are many other names as Welsh cities, maybe not as long, but tongue twisters nonetheless. This particular town has nothing special other than its name, but attracts many tourists to visit, just as it attracted us to check it out. It is located on the north-west side of Wales, across from Bangor.

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