Llysfaen
| Llysfaen | |
|---|---|
 Llysfaen | |
  Llysfaen Location within Conwy | |
| Population | 2,743 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SH887771 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COLWYN BAY |
| Postcode district | LL29 |
| Dialling code | 01492 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Clwyd West | |
Llysfaen is a village and
Introduction
Llysfaen is located one kilometre (0.6 miles) inland, halfway between the coastal towns of
The council ward, including the village centre and surrounding precincts, occupies 5.11 square kilometres (1,260 acres, 511 hectares). The community's population has remained relatively static in recent times and was 2,652 at the census held in 2001.[2]
The community is currently part of
The name, Llysfaen is
Throughout much of Llysfaen's recent history, many of its villagers worked at the nearby Llysfaen and Llanddulas
.Facilities
The village has a small number of facilities including a
Llysfaen currently has a number of youth
Llysfaen has a
History
The patron saint of Llysfaen is Saint Cynfran, who is traditionally believed to have, in 777, founded the eponymous church in the village, above whose entrance is a carving in rock of the saint. The primary school is also named after Cynfran.
In the 1254
St. Cynfran's church has been rebuilt a number of times; the current twin-
The ancient
The parish was originally slightly larger than today with an area of 1,772 acres (7.17 square kilometres) in the 1840s. In 1872, part of the parish was lost to Colwyn but the township of Twynnan was gained from Llanelian-yn-Rhos. Around 1910 the parish had increased to 1,879 acres (7.6 square kilometres).
In 1873, the local lime quarrying firm, Raynes & Co. Ltd, was established by James Trevelyan Raynes II to make sodium carbonate and limestone dust for use in glass manufacture.[4]
20th century
- 1923, the parish of Llysfaen was moved from exclave) to the surrounding Denbighshire.
- 1927, United Alkali Company Ltd took over Raynes & Co. and were then purchased themselves in the same year by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI).
- 1931, Llysfaen railway station closed, but the signal box was not removed until 1983 as it served sidings used by the ICI lime works.[5]
- 1972, the church was subject to another restoration.
- 1974, the vast majority of the county of Denbighshire including Llysfaen was assumed by the larger Clwyd with Llysfaen also becoming part of the borough of Colwyn.
- 1996, as part of the reorganisation of Wales into Conwy.
Governance
A Llysfaen
Llysfaen also elects community councillors to represent them on Llysfaen Community Council, from the community wards of Peulwys and Upper Llysfaen.[7]
References
- ^ "Community/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "History of Raynes". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ "Llysfaen Signal Box signal box". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ "Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Home, Llysfaen Community Council website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
External links
- A Vision of Britain Through Time
- British Listed Buildings
- Clwyd Churches
- Eastern Conwy Churches Survey
- Genuki
- Llysfaen Weather Station
- Office for National Statistics
