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Abergele (; ) is a market town and community, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Its northern suburb of Pensarn lies on the Irish Sea coast. The town is served by Abergele and Pensarn railway station, which is by the coast at Pensarn.
Key facts
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- Abergele from Tan-y-Gopa.jpg
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- Abergele from Tan-y-Gopa
- UK place.country
- Wales
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- Clwyd West
- UK place.official_name
- Abergele
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Conwy
- UK place.community_wales
- Abergele
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- Clwyd
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- Clwyd North
- UK place.post_town
- ABERGELE
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL22
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Celtic and early Welsh history
- Gwrych Castle
- St. Michael's Parish Church
- Railway disaster
- Other
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Abergele (; ) is a market town and community, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Its northern suburb of Pensarn lies on the Irish Sea coast. The town is served by Abergele and Pensarn railway station, which is by the coast at Pensarn.
== Etymology == The meaning of the name can be deduced by being the Welsh word for estuary, river mouth or confluence and the name of the river which flows through the town. is a dialectal form of , which means spear, describing the action or speed of the river cutting through the land.