Llangollen Canal
The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Llangollen Motor Museum and Valle Crucis Abbey.
Llangollen Motor Museum
Museum
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The Llangollen Motor Museum is a small museum and autojumble source near Llangollen, Wales established in 1986.
Valle Crucis Abbey
Historic site
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Valle Crucis Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, north Wales. More formally the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis it is known in Welsh both as Abaty Glyn Egwestl and Abaty Glyn y Groes.
Eliseg’s Pillar
Memorial
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The Pillar of Eliseg – also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh – stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales. It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell, king of Powys in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berwyn and Llangollen.
Berwyn
Hamlet
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Berwyn is a settlement in Denbighshire, Wales. The settlement is situated a mile north-west of Llangollen and is adjacent to the River Dee. The Horseshoe Falls is nearby.
Llangollen
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Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, Wales, ten miles southwest of Wrexham. It's on A5, the historic stagecoach route, and close to the English border, so it's been a tourist destination for 200 years.
Rhewl
Village
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Rhewl is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Llangollen Canal.
Llangollen Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Wales, Shropshire and Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Llangollen Canal” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kanol Llangollen”
- Catalan: “Canal de Llangollen”
- Cebuano: “Llangollen Branch”
- Cornish: “Dowrgleudh Lanngollen”
- Danish: “Llangollen Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة لانجولين”
- German: “Llangollen-Kanal”
- Japanese: “サンゴセン運河”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ellesmerekanalen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Llangollenkanalen”
- Norwegian: “Llangollenkanalen”
- Swedish: “Llangollen Branch”
- Venetian: “Canal Llangollen”
- Welsh: “Camlas Llangollen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pentrefelin and Geufron.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Llwyn Twr and Valle Crucis Abbey.
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