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Sodor is a fictional island in the Irish Sea.

Although the existence of a Church of England diocese styled Sodor and Man would seem to indicate the contrary, there is no actual island named Sodor. The non-existent Island of Sodor was therefore an entirely logical choice for the Rev. W. Awdry (an Anglican clergyman) to choose as the imaginary setting for his Railway Series
books, which were later turned into the television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. The fictional island is supposed to be in the Irish Sea, between the Isle of Man and Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.

Sodor is usually shown as much larger than Man. Sodor is often shown as roughly diamond shaped, 62 miles wide east to west and 51 miles long north to south. Its northwest coast is separated from the Isle of Man by a sea strait called The Sudrian Sea 4 miles wide. Its northeast edge overrides and replaces the real Walney Island.

The place names on Sodor are mostly a mixture of Manx and Norse. It has various small industrial sites, including a prosperous Stone Quarry served by the island's railway. Its highest mountain is Culdee Fell, which was modelled on the real Snowdon: the ridge of Devil's Back copies the Clogwyn ridge on Snowdon. The summit is reached by the Culdee Fell Mountain Railway which is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway in Wales.

The ancient capital of Sodor was Suddery but Tidmouth is now the largest town. Other principal towns on the island include Vicarstown (a suburb of Barrow-in-Furness), Knapford, Elsbridge, Peel Godred (site of a large Aluminium works), Arlesburgh, Kirkronan, Brendam, Ffarquhar, Ulfstead (where the Duke of Sodor has his home, Ulfstead Castle), Crovan's Gate, Ballahoo, Cronk and Norramby.

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