Caerhun

Caerhun
St Mary's Church
Caerhun is located in Conwy
Caerhun
Caerhun
Location within Conwy
Population1,292 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH774704
Community
  • Caerhun
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCONWY
Postcode districtLL32
Dialling code01492
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Conwy
53°13′01″N 3°50′10″W / 53.217°N 3.836°W / 53.217; -3.836

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.

  1. ^ "Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 21 May 2015.