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The name was submitted to Guinness World Records as the longest word to appear in a published cryptic crossword, having been used by compiler Roger Squires in 1979. The clue was "Giggling troll follows Clancy, Larry, Billy and Peggy who howl, wrongly disturbing a place in Wales (58)", where all but the last five words formed an anagram.
No, that's not a typo, that is an actual town in northern Wales. At 58 characters it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and second longest official one-word place name in the world.
It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [2] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
The longest department name in France is Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (23 characters, including hyphens). The longest place name in Austria is Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya (40 characters). The longest street name in Hungary is Ferihegyi repülőtérre vezető út. It means "Road leading to the airport at Ferihegy" (28 characters)
It's the name of a hill in New Zealand, and it's the longest official place name in the world. We can only hope no poor child ever has to spell these bad boys in a spelling bee. Though we're sure ...
St Mary's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales. It was built in 1853 to serve the village in the Diocese of Bangor and is a Grade II-listed building. History
English name derived from Norse meaning "Ongull's island", Welsh name related to (but probably predated) Roman Latin Mona: Bangor-on-Dee: Bangor Is-coed English name refers to the village's proximity to the River Dee. Welsh name means "Bangor (a settlement within a wattle fence) below the wood/trees" Bardsey: Ynys Enlli
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