Llanddulas

Village in Conwy County Borough, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel

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53°17′20″N 3°38′28″W / 53.289°N 3.641°W / 53.289; -3.641

Llanddulas is a village in Conwy county borough, Wales, midway between Old Colwyn and Abergele and next to the North Wales Expressway in the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel. The village lies beneath the limestone hill of Cefn-yr-Ogof (670 ft). This hill has large caves, and quarrying of limestone was formerly the main industry of the village, with crushed stone being exported from the 200 m long jetty.

According to figures from the 2011 census, Llanddulas, combined with nearby village Rhyd y Foel, had a population of 1,542, with around 23% of the population having some knowledge of the Welsh language.^[1]

Llanddulas is notable as being the place where Richard II was betrayed in 1399.^[2] and is also the birthplace of Lewis Valentine. Between 1889 and 1952 the village had its own railway station.

According to legend, a cave on the mountain of Pen y Cefn was once the abode of the Devil, until the people of Llanddulas performed an exorcism at the cave to drive him away.^[3] Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

In February 1990 a storm and high tide caused extensive flooding to the east of here, especially at Towyn and Kinmel Bay.^[4]^[5] New coastal defence works were built along 7 miles of coast from Old Colwyn to the River Clwyd. At Llanddulas these consist of Dolos concrete.

At Northern Towers, a gateway to Gwrych Castle, a battle is commemorated with four plaques. (See photograph bottom of page).

Notable residents

Billy Morris (footballer, born 1918)
Lewis Valentine

References

^ "Llanddulas and Rhyd y Foel 2001 Key Statistics" (PDF). Conwy County Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
^ Black, Adam and Black, Charles (1857) Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales, Adam and Charles Black (Edinburgh, 1857) p.32
^ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 392. ISBN 9780340165973.
^ Powell, David (27 April 2013). "Moments that Shocked North Wales: Towyn Floods". northwales.
^ "Coastal Flooding in Towyn 1990 - UK Floods-Case studies of causes and effects and flooding policies". sites.google.com.