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MOEL-Y-DON, a ferry on the Menai strait; near the Britannia bridge. Part of Edward I. 's army crossed it, by a bridge of boats, in 1282; and suffered a severe defeat from the Welsh.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a ferry" (ADL Feature Type: "transportation features") |
Place: | Moel Y Don |
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