Llanwrst by GARAGELAND

Photography • Landscape • posted on Sep 13, 2011

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ZOOMAGE RECOMENDED. Llanrwst is a small town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It takes its name from the 5th century to 6th century Saint Grwst, and the original parish church in Cae Llan was replaced by the 12th-century church. The growth of the town in the 13th century was considerably aided by an edict by Edward I of England, who built Conwy Castle, prohibiting any Welshman from trading within 10 miles (16 km) of that town. Llanrwst, located some 13 miles (21 km) from Conwy, was therefore strategically placed to benefit from this. In 1276 Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales, also known as Llywelyn the Last, seized the town, declaring it a "free borough" independent from the diocese of Llanelwy. Although the bishop went as far as to seek the help of the Pope to overturn this, his attempts failed, Llywelyn pleading a close family tie to the place as a reason for safeguarding it. After the death of Llywelyn in 1282, every further attempt by the bishop of Llanelwy failed, the Cistercian monks of Aberconwy Abbey (where Llywelyn the Great, Llywelyn's grandfather, had died in 1240) insisted that it be allowed to keep the independence which had belonged to it for 29 years, and ripped down any banners related to the Bishopric or to Edward I. A century later, the monastery was moved eight miles (13 km) upriver to Maenan, near Llanrwst. The town consequently has its own coat of arms and flag, and this is the origin of the old local motto "Cymru, Lloegr a Llanrwst" (Wales, England and Llanrwst). In 1947, Llanrwst town council made an unsuccessful submission to the United Nations for a seat on the security council, stating that Llanrwst was an independent state within Wales. The chairman and secretary of the Llanrwst Historical Society have obtained proof of this from the UN in New York. Have a nice day.

Comments (18)

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thefixer

2:01AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Nice pic of a great bridge. The little building across the river is Ty Hwnt I'r Bont [house beyond the bridge], they serve lovely scones with jam there, worth a vist if you're up again..

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durleybeachbum

2:22AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Very pretty!

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jayfar

2:26AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

A beatiful picture and fascinating story. This would make a super jig saw puzzle!!

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Bossie_Boots

2:27AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Wow breathtaking superb capture love it !!

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wysiwig

2:54AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

What a treasure house of photographic opportunities! You have the talent to exploit those opportunities to the fullest. I don't have any scones just English muffins. I think I'll go and make one with jam right now.

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fallen21

3:23AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Fantastic shot.

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Hendesse

4:24AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Beautiful bridge and a dream of a landscape. Excellent shot!

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Feliciti

7:08AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

wonderful capture of this !!like the greeny small house too!!

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dakotabluemoon

8:18AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Beautiful capture just like a painting awesome work.

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makron

9:16AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Very wonderful capture.

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qrud

10:49AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Simply magic.

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photosynthesis

11:01AM | Tue, 13 September 2011

Beautiful shot. That house in the background is really covered in greenery! It made me think of that episode in the movie Creepshow where Stephen King plays a country bumpkin who touches a mysterious meteorite & becomes totally covered in green fur...

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