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Oernant Tramway
Oernant Tramway refers to a horse-drawn tramway which connected slate quarries located to the North-West of Llangollen with the Pentrefelin canal wharves at Llantysilio. It is simply referred to as "the tramway" in contemporary publications and appears to have been entirely owned by the Llangollen Slate and Slab Company. The tramway was built in the 1850s, reaching a maximum length approaching seven miles by 1857, and was used until about 1892. It had gravity-worked inclines, and was horse drawn on the level sections. History of the line The arrival of the canal in Llantysilio in 1806 offered a way to transport slate from the slate mines in the hills above Llantysilio to most of England. There are records of slate being quarried at Oernant dating back to 1715, and in 1810 the freehold of the Oernant slate rocks came up for sale, stating that the slates produced there are equal if not superior for size and durability to any in the United Kingdom, and stating they were within just 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangollen
Llangollen () is a town and community (Wales), community, situated on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the easternmost point of the Dee Valley Way being within the town. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population of 3,603. History Llangollen takes its name from the Welsh ''llan'' meaning "a religious settlement" and Saint Collen, a 7th-century monk who founded a church beside the river. St Collen is said to have arrived in Llangollen by coracle. St Collen’s Church, Llangollen, St Collen’s Church is the only church in Wales dedicated to St Collen, and he may have had connections with Colan, Cornwall, Colan in Cornwall and with Langolen in Brittany. Above the town to the north is Castell Dinas Brân, a stronghold of the Princes of Kingdom of Powys, Powys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
