Penmachno

Penmachno
The village of Penmachno, July 2018.
Penmachno is located in Conwy
Penmachno
Penmachno
Location within Conwy
OS grid referenceSH790505
Community
  • Penmachno
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBETWS-Y-COED
Postcode districtLL24
Dialling code01690
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Conwy
53°02′17″N 3°48′14″W / 53.038°N 3.804°W / 53.038; -3.804

Penmachno is a village in the isolated upland Machno valley, 4 miles (6 km) south of Betws-y-Coed in the county of Conwy, North Wales.[1] The B4406 road runs through part of the village. The village is at the confluence of the Glasgwm and Machno rivers. It has a five-arched, stone bridge dating from 1785. The village has been referred to as Pennant Machno, Llandudclyd and Llan dutchyd in historical sources.[2][3]

According to the 2011 census, the population of the Bro Machno community (which also includes the village of Cwm Penmachno, about 5 km south west) was 617, of whom 342 (55%) were able to speak Welsh and 214 (34%) had no skills in Welsh.[4]

  1. ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 312. ISBN 9780340254875.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Lives of the British Saints (Volume 4) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HistoryPoints - Penmachno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Area: Bro Machno (Parish): Welsh Language Skills (detailed), 2011 (QS207WA)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 May 2015.