Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is a town and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. Eight neighbouring communities are incorporated within its postal district. Established as its own separate parish in 1844 with just a small grouping of homes and farms where the community of Old Colwyn stands today, Colwyn Bay has expanded to become the second-largest community and business center in the nort...
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Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is a town and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. Eight neighbouring communities are incorporated within its postal district. Established as its own separate parish in 1844 with just a small grouping of homes and farms where the community of Old Colwyn stands today, Colwyn Bay has expanded to become the second-largest community and business center in the north of Wales as well as the 16th largest in the whole of Wales with a population of over 30,000.
The western side of Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea, includes a number of historic sites associated with St Trillo and Ednyfed Fychan, the 13th century general and councillor to Llywelyn the Great.
The Colwyn Bay Town Council is a statutory body. The mayor for 2012-13 is Councillor Mrs Viv Perry.
The town is situated about half-way along the north coast of Wales, between the sea and the Pwllycrochan Woods on the towering hillside.
As with the rest of the...
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