Maenan

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Maenan
Maenan Abbey
Maenan Location within Conwy
OS grid reference	SH793665
• Cardiff	168.4
Community	Llanddoged and Maenan
Principal area	Conwy
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANRWST
Postcode district	LL26
Dialling code	01492
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
Aberconwy
List of places UK Wales Conwy 53°10′55″N 3°48′18″W / 53.182°N 3.805°W / 53.182; -3.805

Maenan is a rural settlement in

shows that the villages of Llanddoged and Maenan had a combined population of 574.

Economy

Most of the population are from

background. Maenan has a mixture of dairy and lowland sheep farming.

Maenan has a micro-brewery based at Penrhwylfa. The brewery is known as Bragdy'r Nant and started in 2007, and is now supplying to a number of pubs across the region.

Tourism is a fairly active trade in Maenan, mostly hospitality. There are a number of self-catering cottages, along with 2 hotels. The

Cistercian

abbey. Another hotel in Maenan is The Plas Maenan hotel, located about a mile further north of the Maenan Abbey Hotel on the A470.

Public transport

Maenan is served by

Conwy Valley Line

. Bus services through Maenan are limited.

Maenan is best known for a view point known as Cadair Ifan Goch. From this view point most of the

Conwy Valley

can be viewed. The path to the view point starts from the old Ysgol Maenan school building. The walk to the view point is about a mile from the car park, but it's well worth the short walk.

Education

The school, Ysgol Maenan, closed in the early '90s. Children from Maenan now usually travel to Llanddoged or Eglwysbach for primary education, and to Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy in Llanrwst for secondary education. Most are eligible for free school transport.

Religion

Maenan has two chapels: Capel Tan Soar and Capel Salem (on the border with Llanddoged) - both offering services on a Sunday in Welsh.

Famous people

The celebrated Welsh children's author Mary Vaughan Jones was born at Nant y Pryfaid, now known as Firs Cottage. The family moved to Wigfa, Maenan when she was 7 years old. The census return supports this. She is most famous for creating the character Sali Mali.

Environment

Most of Maenan's meadow land forms part of the

flood plain. Several times during the year, significant amounts of land is flooded.

Viewpoint

Views of the Conwy Valley (Welsh: Dyffryn Conwy) can be seen from Maenan from Cadair Ifan Goch. Legend states that this viewpoint was the chair of the giant Ifan Goch, and it is currently owned by the National Trust. The path up to the viewpoint crosses through a privately owned woodland being managed as a nature reserve. The Arenig mountains can also be seen to the south.

See also

• Llanddoged and Maenan

References