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LLANDUDNO
, a seaside resort in the Arfon See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Carnarvonshire, See also:North See also:Wales, in a detached portion of the See also:county See also:east of the Conwy, on a See also:strip of sandy See also:soil terminating in the massive See also:limestone of See also:Great See also:Orme's See also:Head
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Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 9279
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The See also:town is reached by the See also:London & North-Western railway, and lies 227 M
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N.W. of London
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A See also:village in 185o, Llandudno is to-See also:day one of the most flourishing watering-places in North Wales
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Sheltered by the Great Orme on the N.W. and by the Little Orme on the E., it faces a wide See also:bay of the Irish See also:Sea, and is backed by See also:low sandhills
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A Marine Drive encircles the Great Orme
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The Little Orme has caverns and abounds in sea birds and rare See also:plants
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See also:Close to the town are the Gloddaeth See also:woods, open to visitors
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On the Great Orme are old circular buildings, an See also:ancient fortress, a " rocking-See also:
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