Caerhun
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St Mary's Church | |
Location within Conwy | |
Population | 1,292 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SH774704 |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CONWY |
Postcode district | LL32 |
Dialling code | 01492 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Caerhun (Welsh: Caerhûn) is a scattered rural community, and former civil parish, on the west bank of the River Conwy. It lies to the south of Henryd and the north of Dolgarrog, in Conwy County Borough, Wales, and includes several small villages and hamlets including Llanbedr-y-cennin, Rowen, Tal-y-bont and Ty'n-y-groes. It was formerly in the historic county of Caernarvonshire. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,200,[1] increasing to 1,292 at the 2011 census.[2] It includes a large part of the Carneddau range including the lakes of Llyn Eigiau, Llyn Dulyn and Llyn Melynllyn.