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Pen-y-cae in the region of Wales is a town in United Kingdom - some 161 mi or ( 260 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Pen-y-cae is now 03:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wrexham, Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Selattyn, and Rossett. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wrexham . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Pen-y-cae ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen canal, May 2009.

4:14 min by danlefou
Views: 11265 Rating: 5.00

This is a brief portrait of the aqueduct and two of the boats that carry passengers across it. The recommended pronunciation is not exact, but it serves many of us locals well enough! The aqueduct, bu ..

Narrowboats Thomas Telford and Sally crossing Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, 30.10.09. High angle view.

4:00 min by danlefou
Views: 10582 Rating: 4.71

Another attempt with the pole-mounted Nikon D90. Cruise boat "Thomas Telford" from Llangollen crosses with Aubrey at the helm and Helen and Phil as cabin crew, followed by Peter and Bev on "Sally". Th ..


Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, North Wales.

4:42 min by hylonlad
Views: 4910 Rating: 5.00

Follow Hylonlad blog at: www.artspeck.com The visit to Llangollen was the highlight of our vacation, with the main purpose to cross the aquaduct by barge. This grade 1 listed building, recently being ..

Aqueduct Cruise Boat Thomas Telford at Trevor and Froncysyllte.

6:36 min by danlefou
Views: 3268 Rating: 5.00

The "TT" operates between Llangollen Wharf and Froncysyllte over the "stream in the sky", the mighty Pontcysyllte aqueduct, making a two-hour cruise in either direction. A bus conveys passengers to or ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (full name in Welsh: Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham County Borough in north east Wales. Completed in 1805, it is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain, a Grade I Listed Building and a World Heritage Site.

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Located at 52.97 -3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1805, Bridges in Wrexham county borough, Canals in Wales, Grade I listed bridges, Grade I listed buildings in Wrexham county borough, Landmarks in Wales, Listed bridges in Wales, Llangollen Canal, Navigable aqueducts in Wales, Visitor attractions in Wrexham county borough, Works of Thomas Telford, World Heritage Sites in Wales

Clwyd South (Assembly constituency)

Clwyd South is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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Located at 52.98 -3.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1999 establishments in Wales, Clwyd, Constituencies established in 1999, National Assembly for Wales constituencies in the North Wales electoral region

Penycae

Penycae is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales

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Located at 53.00 -3.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Villages in Wrexham county borough

Wynn Hall

Wynn Hall is a 17th century house in the old hamlet of Bodylltyn in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales standing at the junction of the Penycae Road and Plas Bennion Road. It was built in about 1649 by William Wynn. During the English Civil War he served on the Parliamentarian side and was imprisoned at Denbigh Castle. Wynn was one of the commissioners named in the 1650 Act for Propagating the Gospel in Wales.

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Located at 53.00 -3.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Houses in Wrexham, Ruabon

Ysgol Rhiwabon

Ysgol Rhiwabon ("Ruabon School") is a historic comprehensive school in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales for 11-18-year-olds. The current headteacher is Mr Alun Harding. In 2003 the Estyn Report concluded that "Ysgol Rhiwabon provides good opportunities for pupils' academic, personal and social development". In 2009 there were nearly 950 pupils on the school roll. The sixth form has a 98% pass rate at A Level.

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Located at 52.99 -3.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 16th-century establishments in Wales, Educational institutions established in the 1570s, Ruabon, Secondary schools in Wrexham County Borough