Pentrefoelas
Sign in to savePentrefoelas is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the A5 road between Betws-y-Coed to the west and Cerrigydrudion to the east. Afon Merddwr, a tributary of the River Conwy, flows through it. The community had a population of 356 in the 2011 census, 70% were able to speak Welsh. It has an area of 53.86 km2 and covers a large region around the village including part of Mynydd Hiraethog, Llyn Alwen and part of Alwen Reservoir. It is in the electoral ward of Llangernyw. The community includes the small settlement of Rhydlydan.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pentrefoelas
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Pentrefoelas, The Foelas Arms - geograph.org.uk - 55301.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Foelas Arms
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.official_name
- Pentrefoelas
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH872514
- UK place.population
- 356
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.community_wales
- Pentrefoelas
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Conwy
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Clwyd West
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Pentrefoelas
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Conwy County Borough
- Population
- +339
- Area
- +5381.61
- Image
- Pentrefoelas, The Foelas Arms - geograph.org.uk - 55301.jpg
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Pentrefoelas is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the A5 road between Betws-y-Coed to the west and Cerrigydrudion to the east. Afon Merddwr, a tributary of the River Conwy, flows through it. The community had a population of 356 in the 2011 census, 70% were able to speak Welsh. It has an area of 53.86 km2 and covers a large region around the village including part of Mynydd Hiraethog, Llyn Alwen and part of Alwen Reservoir. It is in the electoral ward of Llangernyw. The community includes the small settlement of Rhydlydan.
The name of the village comes from and a nearby hill, (). The hill is the site of a motte built around 1164 in the time of Owain Gwynedd. Old Voelas House (or Plas Foel Las), mansion of the Wynne family, was built at the foot of the hill in 1545. It was demolished in 1819 and a new site was established two kilometres to the west. The current Voelas Hall was built in 1961 and was designed by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis.