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"No one in East Radnorshire calls it anything other than 'Landod'. Pronouncing the 'LL' properly is regarded as a bit pretentious. "

Jordan on Llandrindod

Did you know?

There are 608 towns and villages which start with the ancient prefix, llan.

What does llan mean?

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