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Llandrindod Wells as its name implies, was historically linked with the health-giving waters which it still provides for visitors today. It is therefore surprising to find that, although the beneficial effects of taking the waters were known to the Romans, the development of the town did not take off until the mid- 19th Century with the coming of the railway to the town. It then grew at an astonishing rate, as the taking of the waters became a fashionable part of Victorian life.

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However, when tracing the history of our town and the surrounding area, the Roman occupation of Britain provides the first evidence of spa waters in the area. The best known Roman settlement in the area was situated at Castell Collen, just outside Llandrindod Wells, and today it is an important archaeological site. Although the health-giving benefits of the many types of waters coming from local springs were well known to the Romans, it was not until the end of the 17th Century that the saline springs were

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