Brecon Road reaches Hay-on-Wye
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Brecon Road reaches Hay-on-Wye
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 30 Jun 2010
This is the western edge of Hay-on-Wye, town of books. Hay is from a Norman-French word for hedge or hedged enclosure. The literal translation of the Welsh form, Y Gelli, is grove. The official Hay-on-Wye website states that it is twinned with La Redu, Belgium and Timbuktu, Mali. This latter twinning is perhaps curious for a small town keen to attract visitors, for it is used in English to refer to any extremely remote place. Unlike many other locations, Hay-on-Wye does not show twinning details on its boundary signs.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.068156
Longitude
-3.139316