23-11-2023, 08:15 PM
(23-11-2023, 02:17 PM)Howard Wright Wrote: Hi Denis
Pontcysyllte is the aqueduct, Llangollen is the canal. And to confuse things more the village close by is Froncysyllte.
Cheers
Howard
Sorry to cross swords with you on this one. Local knowledge tells me that it is the little bridge that is Pontcysyllte, or in English “ the connecting bridge” as it saved having to go down to Llangollen to cross the Dee. The aqueduct is known locally as “Pont Dwr Cario”. Pontcysyllte and Froncysyllte were there well before the aqueduct was constructed.