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Colwyn
Colwyn may refer to: Wales * Colwyn Bay – town in north Wales ** Bay of Colwyn Town Council – town council in north Wales * Colwyn (district) – former district and borough in north Wales ** Colwyn Borough Council – former council in north Wales * Old Colwyn (formerly called Colwyn) – village in north Wales * ''Aberconwy and Colwyn'', now Conwy County Borough – county borough in Wales * Afon Colwyn The Afon Colwyn () is a small river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, a tributary of the Afon Glaslyn. It has its source on the south-western flank of Yr Aran, near Snowdon. It first flows west to cross the A4085 Caernarfon to Beddgelert road ... (River Colwyn) – river in north Wales * Rhos Bay (also known as Colwyn Bay) – Bay in north Wales * Colwyn Castle – castle in north Wales * Colwyn (electoral ward) – electoral district in north Wales * Colwyn Rural District – former rural district in mid Wales Outside Wales * Baron Colwyn – peerage title in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the community had a population of 10,576, and the built up area had a population of 29,275. According to the tourist board, it is renowned for it3 mile long sandy beachwhich has been enhanced with millions of tonnes of sand, so therefore 'man-made' and its permanently available irrespective of the tides. History The western side of Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea, includes a number of historic sites associated with Saint Trillo, St Trillo and Ednyfed Fychan, the 13th century general and councillor to Llywelyn the Great. The name 'Colwyn' may be named after Collwyn ap Tangno, an 11th century nobleman who was Lord of Eifionnydd, Ardudwy and part of the Llŷn peninsula, or aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Colwyn
Old Colwyn (, formerly ''Colwyn'' bilingually) is a large village just to the east of Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974 it was part of the Municipal Borough of Colwyn Bay, but the reorganisation established it as a separate community, whose population at the 2001 census was 7,626, increasing to 8,113 at the 2011 census. It hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1941. It also harbours the 3rd Colwyn Bay (Old Colwyn) Scout Group headquarters and is home to the area's comprehensive school, Ysgol Bryn Elian. Amenities Old Colwyn has an area of woodland called the 'Fairy Glen'. This area of woodland is said to contain many different spirits including fairies, hence its name, which dates from the Victorian era and is a common name from that period (e.g. the "Fairy Glen" in Penmaenmawr). This area has recently undergone a regeneration with funding from the council and it is now possible to walk through it easily. The Fair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwyn (district)
Colwyn was a local government district with borough status from 1974 to 1996, being one of six districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales. History The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered parts of four former districts from the administrative county of Denbighshire, which were all abolished at the same time:* *Abergele Urban District * Aled Rural District, except the parish of Llansantffraid Glan Conway, which went to Aberconwy *Colwyn Bay Municipal Borough * Hiraethog Rural District, except the parishes of Eglwysbach, Llanddoget, Llanrwst Rural, and Tir Ifan, which went to Aberconwy The new borough was named Colwyn, taken from the name of the area's largest town, Colwyn Bay. Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Clwyd County Council and the county's constituent districts were abolished, being replaced by principal areas, whose councils perform the functions which had previously been divided between the county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Of Colwyn Town Council
Bay of Colwyn Town Council is an elected community council serving the town of Colwyn Bay in North Wales, and neighbouring communities of Rhos-on-Sea and Old Colwyn. Background Bay of Colwyn Town Council was formed in 1996 following the dissolution of Colwyn Borough Council. The Council covers the communities of Colwyn Bay (Glyn and Rhiw electoral wards), Old Colwyn (Colwyn and Eirias wards) and Rhos-on-Sea (Dinarth and Rhos wards). Each ward elects four town councillors, making a total of 24 councillors. The Council elects a Chairman every year in May, the Chairman also holds the post of Town Mayor. The town council has been involved since 2014 in a battle with the county council to save and restore the Grade II- listed Colwyn Bay pier. Although the town council had pledged £25,000 in 2013 to redevelop the pier (which had been closed since 2008), Conwy County Borough Council voted to de-list and demolish the structure. The town council expressed their anger that they had no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwyn Borough Council
Colwyn may refer to: Wales * Colwyn Bay – town in north Wales ** Bay of Colwyn Town Council – town council in north Wales * Colwyn (district) – former district and borough in north Wales ** Colwyn Borough Council – former council in north Wales * Old Colwyn (formerly called Colwyn) – village in north Wales * ''Aberconwy and Colwyn'', now Conwy County Borough – county borough in Wales * Afon Colwyn (River Colwyn) – river in north Wales * Rhos Bay (also known as Colwyn Bay) – Bay in north Wales * Colwyn Castle – castle in north Wales * Colwyn (electoral ward) – electoral district in north Wales * Colwyn Rural District – former rural district in mid Wales Outside Wales * Baron Colwyn – peerage title in the United Kingdom * Colwyn committee – Northern Ireland committee * Colwyn, Pennsylvania – borough in Pennsylvania, United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Colwyn
Baron Colwyn, of Colwyn Bay in the County of Conwy, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the businessman Sir Frederick Smith, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet in 1912. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in that year. The third Lord Colwyn remained in the House of Lords until his retirement in 2022 as one of ninety elected hereditary peers after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 and sat on the Conservative benches. Barons Colwyn (1917) * Frederick Henry Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn (1859–1946) * Frederick John Vivian Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn (1914–1966) * Ian Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn (1942–2024) *Craig Peter Hamilton-Smith, 4th Baron Colwyn (born 1968) The heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwyn Castle
Colwyn Castle, also known as Maud's Castle, was a medieval castle near Builth Wells in Wales, in the Manor of Glascwm and the county of Radnorshire. There have been two castles on the site, the first constructed on the site of a Roman fort in 1093 by Raoul II of Tosny. This changed hands several times and was eventually captured and destroyed in 1196 by Rhys ap Gruffydd, who was campaigning against the Normans. The castle was rebuilt by Henry III of England in 1215, and was then rebuilt again in 1242 by Ralph de Mortimer to protect the lordship of Maelienydd, which he had recently acquired. It was finally abandoned during the 14th century. The site of Colwyn Castle now houses a farmhouse, with the outer entrenchments of the castle still in place. Location The site where Colwyn Castle stood is located on the A481 road in the Welsh county of Powys, around east of the town of Builth Wells, and just to the west of the small settlement of Hundred House. The road continues east to N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conwy County Borough
Conwy County Borough () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the north Wales, north of Wales. It borders Gwynedd to the west and south and Denbighshire to the east. The largest settlement is Colwyn Bay, and Conwy is the administrative centre. Conwy has an area of and a population of in , making it sparsely populated. The population is concentrated along the coast, along which are several seaside resorts and the county's largest towns: Colwyn Bay (34,284), Llandudno (20,701), and Conwy (14,753). Inland is much less populous, and the only town is Llanrwst (3,323). Geography The geography of Conwy is shaped by the River Conwy, which forms a wide valley down the western half of the county, bordered by the Denbigh Moors to the east and the mountains of Snowdonia National parks of the United Kingdom, National Park to the west. The River Elwy, a tributary of the River Clwyd, Clwyd, drains the eastern half of the moors. The Conwy forms a wide estuary as it reaches the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afon Colwyn
The Afon Colwyn () is a small river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, a tributary of the Afon Glaslyn. It has its source on the south-western flank of Yr Aran, near Snowdon. It first flows west to cross the A4085 Caernarfon to Beddgelert road at Pont Cae Gors just south of Rhyd Ddu, then flows south and then south-east parallel to the A4085 to Beddgelert. On the way it is joined by two tributaries, Afon Cwm-du and Afon Meillionen. At Beddgelert it joins the Glaslyn, to flow south to Tremadog Bay near Porthmadog Porthmadog (), originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as "Port", is a coastal town and community (Wales), community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic counties of Wales, historic county of Caernarfonshire. It li .... The Colwyn is a short and fast-flowing river. It generally carries less water than the Glaslyn, but water levels can rise very rapidly when there is heavy rain. The river is popular with whitewater kayakers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwyn Rural District
Colwyn was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Radnorshire, Wales. The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894, when the existing Builth Rural Sanitary District was divided into two: the section in Breconshire was reconstituted as Builth Rural District and that in Radnorshire as Colwyn Rural District. The new district took its name from the ancient hundred of Colwyn. The council continued to be based in Builth Wells in Breconshire. The rural district comprised ten civil parishes: The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales. Its area became part of the District of Radnor in the new county of Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwyn Committee
Colwyn Committee was set up under Lord Colwyn in 1923 to examine the question of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ... finances and contributions to be made to the Imperial Fund. The Committee suggested that the contribution to be made by Northern Ireland should be the residue after domestic expenditure had been met. References 1923 in Northern Ireland economy of Northern Ireland {{NorthernIreland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
