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  2. Sodor (fictional island) - Wikipedia

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    The summit is reached by the Culdee Fell Railway, which is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway in Wales. The capital and administrative centre of Sodor is the city of Suddery; Tidmouth is the largest town on the island. One of the more famous settlements on Sodor is Ffarquhar, the terminus of Thomas's branch line.

  3. List of cities in Wales - Wikipedia

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    Wales has seven cities as of September 2022. Bangor is Wales' oldest cathedral city, [1] whereas St Davids is the smallest city in the United Kingdom. [1] Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and its most-populous, followed by Swansea the second most-populous.

  4. List of towns in Wales - Wikipedia

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    In Wales, as in England and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter of incorporation, more commonly known as a town charter, approved by the monarch [citation needed]. Fifty-five boroughs in Wales were given parliamentary representation in 1536, but the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 recognised only 20 Welsh ...

  5. List of The Railway Series characters - Wikipedia

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    A black diesel engine from the Other Railway. He is the first standard gauge diesel on Sodor. British Rail Class 08: City of Truro: GWR 3440 A famous tender engine from the Great Western Railway, In The Railway Series, he once visited the Island of Sodor in 1957 on a railtour and stayed for one night. City of Truro befriended Duck, as the two ...

  6. Sodor - Wikipedia

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    Sodor may refer to: Sodor (fictional island), the setting for The Railway Series; Diocese of Sodor and Man of the Church of England Bishop of Sodor and Man;

  7. The Railway Series - Wikipedia

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    The "Sodor" part of the title comes from the Sudreys, but Awdry decided that a fictional island between the Isle of Man and England by that name would be an ideal setting for his stories. In partnership with his brother George (the librarian of the National Liberal Club ), he gradually devised Sodor's history, geography, language, industries ...

  8. Robert Paterson (bishop) - Wikipedia

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    He was enthroned Bishop and Dean of Sodor and Man on 14 June 2008 at St German's Cathedral in Peel, Isle of Man. [10] [11] He chaired the Central Readers' Council for England and Wales, was Vice Chair of the Liturgical Commission and the Fresh Expressions Board, convened the House of Bishops' Working Group on Civil Partnerships (2011–12), co ...

  9. List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names

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    New South Wales: New South Welsh New South Welshmen ... Capitalino is often used to refer to people from Mexico City; ... Sodor: Sudrian: Sudrians [29] Skyrim: Nordic ...