To: SunSITE Archive >> >Speaking of churches, does anyone know the vey long name of the town in >> >Wales that begins "Llanfair..."? Also, where is the town (what county)? >> >Thanks! >> >> I'll leave the spelling to the Welsh speakers, but I can tell you where the >> place is. Is is on the Island of Anglesey, across the Menai Straight from >>th >e >My map has that one as "Llanfairpwll" (i think) There are a few other >towns on this map that might match too: >"Llanfair Talhaearn" in central north Wales (Clwyd?) >"Llanfair Caerinion" in middle Wales (Powys?) >"Llanfairfechan" on the north coast of Gwynedd > >jrw > >-- > Jay Wherley > INTERNET: jrw@ccd.harris.com > COMPUSERVE: 72441,3326 > PRODIGY: CVFP18A The name is: Llanfairpwllgwyngylchgogerychwyrndropwllllandesiliogogogoch. I have a ticket for the station platform with the name on it. Seems that we the thing most worthy of seeing. They do hire a little girl who dresses in native old Welsh costume standing in front of the station, and, if you have a wide-angle lens you can take a picture of her with the name in the background. Blake Lee Spahr