Penmaenmawr
Sign in to savePenmaenmawr (, ) is a town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, which was formerly in the parish of Dwygyfylchi and the traditional county of Caernarfonshire. It is on the North Wales coast between Conwy and Llanfairfechan and was an important quarrying town, though quarrying is no longer a major employer. The population of the community was 4,353 in 2011, including Dwygyfylchi and Capelulo. The town itself having a population of 2,868 (2011).
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Place details
- Locality
- Penmaenmawr
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,535
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Penmaenmawr & Foel Lus - geograph.org.uk - 3153833.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Foel Lûs towers above Penmaenmawr
- UK place.label_position
- right
- UK place.official_name
- Penmaenmawr
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH714765
- UK place.population
- 4,353
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.community_wales
- Penmaenmawr
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Conwy
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Aberconwy
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bangor Aberconwy
- UK place.post_town
- PENMAENMAWR
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL34
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01492
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Official name
- Penmaenmawr
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Conwy County Borough
- Population
- 3857
- Area
- 1526.81
- Official website
- www.penmaenmawr.com
- Image
- Penmaenmawr & Foel Lus - geograph.org.uk - 3153833.jpg
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- Commons category
- Penmaenmawr
- OS grid reference
- SH714765
- postal code
- LL34
- historic county
- Caernarfonshire
- P12749
- Johannes Gutenberg
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Prehistory
- Medieval and early modern periods
- Quarrying town and seaside resort
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Education
- Notable events
- Amenities, clubs and societies
- Transport
- Bus
- Road
- Train
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Penmaenmawr (, ) is a town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, which was formerly in the parish of Dwygyfylchi and the traditional county of Caernarfonshire. It is on the North Wales coast between Conwy and Llanfairfechan and was an important quarrying town, though quarrying is no longer a major employer. The population of the community was 4,353 in 2011, including Dwygyfylchi and Capelulo. The town itself having a population of 2,868 (2011).
It was named after Penmaenmawr mountain, which stands above the sea immediately west of the town. Much of its formerly rounded top (with an old hill-fort) has been quarried away, leaving the present-day lower flat top.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Penmaenmawr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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