Laugharne Township - LUCKY SEVEN - Carmarthenshire, Wales.
N 51° 46.207 W 004° 27.739
30U E 399100 N 5736482
Laugharne's town hall & clock tower dates from 1896, & is the focus of this Lucky 7 all waymarks are within 0.1 miles, Scoring a tally of 14. The Town Hall stands proudly in the centre of this pretty Georgian town in South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMQC7J
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/02/2016
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Laugharne Town Hall is a fine 18th century building on the main street of Laugharne. The clock tower dominates the town skyline, The tower is whitewashed to make it waterproof, but the rest of the building is painted with pastel colours.
"Laugharne is one of only two places in Britain to still have an open field system, a system once common in Europe where large fields were farmed in strips by the 76 most senior burgesses. This is governed by Laugharne Corporation, set up by Sir Guy de Brian in 1291 and the office of Portreeve is equivalent to a mayor and his chain of office is made up of gold cockleshells reflecting the village's past cockle picking industry. The Portreeve is elected annually and each incumbent adds another solid gold cockleshell to the chain". Great Photos & Text Source: (
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Laugharne Town Hall
Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales. SA33 4SA
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15-Multifarious > Laugharne's town hall - Carmarthenshire, Wales. (
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