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From the ground, you see Aberconwy Place, Penrhiw Avenue and Beech Grove, but from above this housing estate is the spitting image of a legendary starship.

The estate in Oakdale, Caerphilly , bears an uncanny resemblance to The Millennium Falcon – a spacecraft in the Star Wars universe commanded by smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee first mate Chewbacca.

The likeness was spotted by eagle-eyed Jayne Hunt, who Tweeted an aerial view from Google maps, saying: “Millennium Falcon fan designed this housing estate in Crumlin.”

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Armed with laser cannons

Her post was liked by the official Star Wars account, which has more than two million followers on Twitter.

The Millennium Falcon is a 34.75m-long YT-1300 freighter, armed with laser cannons and concussion missiles. The housing estate in Oakdale is home to a library, nursery school, rugby club and church.

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Oakdale Library sits right where the Gun Well would be, while Oakdale Rugby Club is located at the site of the starship’s Quadex Power Core. Penrhiw Nursery School would be situated on an escape pod, while the local Co-Op would sit in a cargo bay.

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Inspired by a hamburger

According to Star Wars creator George Lucas, the Millennium Falcon’s design was inspired by a hamburger, with the cockpit being an olive on the side.

The highly modified Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300 light freighter first appeared in Star Wars in 1977.

It later appeared in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, Return of the Jedi in 1983 and The Force Awakens in 2015.

The ship also made a brief cameo in appearance in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005.

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