Penmaenmawr is a town and area in Conwy Region District, Wales, which was previously in the church of Dwygyfylchi. It is on the North Wales coast in between Conwy as well as Llanfairfechan as well as was a crucial quarrying community, though quarrying is no longer a major company. The population of the community was 4,353 in 2011, consisting of Dwygyfylchi and Capelulo. The community itself having a population of 2,868 (2011 ). It was called after Penmaenmawr mountain, which stands over the sea immediately west of the community. Much of its previously rounded top (with an old hill-fort) has been quarried away, leaving the contemporary reduced flat top. The community was bypassed by the A55 Expressway in the 1980s, losing its old Edwardian period boardwalk while doing so, which was largely replaced by a modern-day one. Penmaenmawr is kept in mind for its stunning hill and also coastal walks. Close-by are the popular destinations of Bwlch Sychnant (Sychnant Pass) and also Mynydd y Dref, as well as the community additionally lies partly within Eryri, the Snowdonia National Park.