St George (

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: ''Llansansior'', sometimes ''Llan San(t) Siôr'' or ''Llan Sain Siôr'') is a small village in the

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Conwy Conwy (, ), previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. The walled town and castle stand on the west bank of the River Conwy, facing Deganwy on ...

, Wales and is close to the coastal town of

Abergele 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 and in the historic county of Denbighshire. Its northern suburb of Pensarn lies ...

, and in the

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of. in 1873, the townships of Cegidog Isaf, Cegidog Uchaf, Meifod and Dinorben was annexed within a new parish known today as 'St George'. Nearby is the hamlet of Bodtegwel. The population of the area in 2011 was 332. Historically part of

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

, St George has been part of the County Borough of Conwy since local government reorganisation in 1996.

Amenities

Within the village are a

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, the Kinmel Arms

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, and a

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. The

Kinmel Hall Kinmel Hall is a large country mansion within Kimnel Park near the village of St. George, close to the coastal town of Abergele, in Conwy county borough, Wales. The hall, the third building on the site, was completed in the mid 19th century f ...

estate is also nearby, as is a private day nursery. There was also an undocumented railway station at St George near Barrow Hill. It was on the now defunct Kinmel Park Railway and branched off near St George Quarry a terminus at Faenol Bach. It closed along with the railway in the 1960s. Nothing remains and the trackbed is now in use for a paint ball company. Llan San Sior, Sir Conwy, Cymru St George, North Wales 19.JPG Tu fewn i Eglwys Llan San Sior - inside St George, Abergele, North Wales 06.JPG Tu fewn i Eglwys Llan San Sior - inside St George, Abergele, North Wales 19.JPG Mausoleum in Churchyard of the Church of St George Grade II Llan San Sior, Sir Conwy, Cymru St George, North Wales 30.JPG Llan San Sior, Sir Conwy, Cymru St George, North Wales 44.JPG Llan San Sior, Sir Conwy, Cymru St George, North Wales 35.JPG Llan San Sior, Sir Conwy, Cymru St George, North Wales 49.JPG Llan San Sior, Sir Conwy, Cymru St George, North Wales 46.JPG

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of St George and surrounding area
Abergele Villages in Conwy County Borough {{Conwy-geo-stub