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Caerwys

Originally a Roman station, Caerwys grew to become a village of such significance that it received a charter from Henry III, making it the smallest town in Britain with a royal charter. Once an important market town, Caerwys is credited with being the place where, in around 1100, Gruffydd ap Cynan established the first Eisteddfod. This cultural feast was revived in the 16th century by Henry VIII, who said that it was to be for ‘craftsmen of music and poetry’. Elizabeth I, his daughter, declared in 1568 that it was to be the official home of a yearly Eisteddfod.

The town has a strong connection with the city of Philadelphia in the USA. The local barber-surgeon, Thomas Wynne, was a close friend of the Quaker leader, William Penn. In 1682 they sailed for Newfoundland where Charles II had granted Penn many thousands of acres of land. There they founded the ‘City of Brotherly Love’, a garden city in which the original street plan was based on that of Caerwys.