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» Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
» Wales, United Kingdom (more..)
» September 30, 2014 |
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| Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a large village on the island of Anglesey in Wales. The long name was artificially contrived in the 1860s to give the station the longest name of any railway station in Britain, an early example of a publicity stunt. With 58 characters it is the longest place name in Europe and the second longest official place name in the world. Visitors stop at the railway station to be photographed next to the station sign, visit the nearby Visitors' Centre, or to stamp their 'passport' at the adjacent shop. The name means: [St.] Mary's Church (Llanfair) [in] the hollow (pwll) of the white hazel (gwyn gyll) near (go ger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the church of [St.] Tysilio (llantysilio) with a red cave ([a]g ogo[f] goch). Here we see the station with a Virgin Trains express passing through it on its way from London to Holyhead. |
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