Old Colwyn

Old Colwyn Welsh: Hen Golwyn
Old Colwyn seen from Rhos-on-Sea
Old Colwyn Location within Conwy
Population	8,113 (2011)
OS grid reference	SH864784
Community	Old Colwyn
Principal area	Conwy
Preserved county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLWYN BAY
Postcode district	LL29
Dialling code	01492
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Clwyd North
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Clwyd West
List of places UK Wales Conwy 53°17′28″N 3°42′14″W / 53.291°N 3.704°W / 53.291; -3.704

Old Colwyn (Welsh: Hen Golwyn, formerly Colwyn bilingually) is a large village just to the east of Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales.

Prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974 it was part of the Municipal Borough of Colwyn Bay, but the reorganisation established it as a separate community, whose population at the 2001 census was 7,626,^[1] increasing to 8,113 at the 2011 census.^[2] It hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1941. It also harbours the 3rd Colwyn Bay (Old Colwyn) Scout Group headquarters and is home to the area's comprehensive school, Ysgol Bryn Elian.