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9th November 05, 08:31 AM
#4
 Originally Posted by ByDand
By the way, what is the name of the rail station in Wales with the very long name?
ByDand,
I think that:-
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch
is the name you are looking for.
I will let you into a little secret. It is an invented name. The real name of the place (on maps) is:-
Llanfairpwllgyngyll (shortened to LlanfairPG)
But the rest was added to the station name to make it famous, and probably toattract tourists, who would buy momentos and thus bring in some extra cash. Still, I think it is a great name.
Rob
PS Ignore the gap towards the end of the full name. It shouldn't be there, but the message preview window seems to want to add a gap. It obviously doesn't speak Welsh.
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