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Everest, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Everest, Sir GeorgeEverest, Sir Georgeēvˈrəst [key], 1790–1866, British surveyor, b. Breconshire, Wales. He worked on the trigonometrical survey of India from 1806 to 1843. He became…Elgin, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Elgin, town, Moray, NE Scotland, on the Lossie River. Lossiemouth is its port. Elgin is the market town for Moray's farm belt. Woolen…Llandaff
(Encyclopedia) LlandaffLlandaffhlänˈdäf, lănˈdăf [key] or LlandafLlandafhländävˈ [key], section of Cardiff, S Wales, on the Taff River. According to tradition, St. Teilo founded a church there in the…Llanelli
(Encyclopedia) LlanelliLlanellihlänĕhlˈē, lănĕthˈlē [key], town (1981 pop. 45,336), Carmarthenshire, S Wales, on the estuary of the Loughor (Burry) River. The town's industries include tin-plate…Lloyd, David
(Encyclopedia) Lloyd, David, c.1656–1731, political leader in colonial Pennsylvania, b. Wales. Having been commissioned attorney general of Pennsylvania by William Penn, Lloyd arrived in Philadelphia…Machen, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Machen, ArthurMachen, Arthurmăkˈən [key], 1863–1947, British author, b. Wales. He wrote a series of semiautobiographical fantasies, notably The Hill of Dreams (1907) and Far Off Things…p'Bitek, Okot
(Encyclopedia) p'Bitek, Okot, 1931–82, Ugandan writer and anthropologist. Educated at the Univ. of Bristol, University College of Wales, and Oxford, p'Bitek is best known for three verse novels, Song…Dún Laoghaire
(Encyclopedia) Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire d&oomacr;n lărˈē, dŭn lârˈə [key], city…Hawarden
(Encyclopedia) HawardenHawardenhôrˈdən, härˈ– [key], town, Flintshire, NE Wales. There are ruins of a 13th-century castle on the grounds of Hawarden Castle (built 1752), which was the home of William…Caerleon
(Encyclopedia) Caerleon Caerleon kärlēˈən [key], town, Newport, SE Wales, on the Usk River. Militarily important…Trending
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