St George ( Welsh: ''Llansansior'', sometimes ''Llan San(t) Siôr'' or ''Llan Sain Siôr'') is a small village in the county borough of

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 ...

, Wales and is close to the coastal town of

Abergele Abergele (; ) is a market town and community (Wales), 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 counties of Wales, historic county b ...

, 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 ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthi ...

, 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 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