Glan Conwy

Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
Main A470 road in foreground of black tarmac with red central stripe having residential buildings, pub and Memorial Hall stretched behind into distance away from camera position
Main A470 road through the village
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy is located in Conwy
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
Location within Conwy
Population2,196 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSH8075
Community
  • Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOLWYN BAY
Postcode districtLL28
Dialling code01492
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websitewww.llansanffraid.co.uk
List of places
UK
Wales
Conwy
53°16′05″N 3°47′46″W / 53.268°N 3.796°W / 53.268; -3.796

Llansanffraid Glan Conwy (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬansanˈfrai̯d ˌɡlan ˈkɔnʊɨ̯]), usually shortened to Glan Conwy, is a village, community and electoral ward in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The name translates from the Welsh as Church of St Ffraid on the bank of the River Conwy. The village was founded in the 5th century and in the past had a marine-based economy, but it is now largely residential. The population was 2,290 in 2001,[2] reducing to 2,196 at the 2011 census.[3] It includes the village of Pentrefelin.

View across river estuary with grassy foreground and trees on skyline
The Conwy River estuary
  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Ward/Community population 2011". Retrieved 22 May 2015.