Free Borough of Llanrwst
The Free Borough of Llanrwst was a special privilege granted to the Welsh town of
wool trade, partly because of an edict prohibiting any Welshman from trading within 10 miles (16 km) of Conwy
, as Llanrwst was 13 miles (21 km) away and well placed to benefit.
Origin
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In 1276
to overturn this, his attempts failed, Llywelyn pleading a close family tie to the place as a reason for safeguarding it.After the death of Llywelyn in 1282, each further new attempt by the bishop of Llanelwy failed: the
Llywelyn the Great, Llywelyn's grandfather, had died in 1240) insisted that it be allowed to keep the independence that had belonged to it for 29 years, and ripped down any banners related to the Bishopric or to Edward I. A century later, the monastery was moved 8 miles (13 km) upriver to Maenan Abbey, near Llanrwst.[2]
The town consequently has its own coat of arms and flag, and this is the origin of the old local motto "Cymru, Lloegr a Llanrwst" (Wales, England and Llanrwst).[3] This motto, a testament to this apparent independence, has now become synonymous with the song of that title, by local band Y Cyrff.[3]
United Nations
In 1947, Llanrwst town council made an unsuccessful submission to the
Llanrwst Almshouses & Museum Trust
recently returned the above-mentioned Llanrwst flag to the community. Dating from the 12th century, this emblem was central to the town's belief that it was independent of the United Kingdom.
References
- ^ History of Llanrwst Archived 16 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Llanrwst.net, retrieved 5 October 2014
- ^ BBC – Gogledd Orllewin – hanes
- ^ a b Talk of the town BBC News, 28 April 2006
- ^ Talk of the town BBC News, 28 April 2006
