Trefriw
Trefriw is a village and area in Conwy County District, Wales. It lies on the river Crafnant in North Wales, a couple of miles south of the site of the Roman fort of Canovium, sited at Caerhun. At the last 3 censuses the population of the area has actually been recorded as 842 in 1999, 915 in 2001, and 783 in 2011 (from a total of 368 households). Trefriw rests on the edge of Snowdonia, on the B5106 road to the north-west of Llanrwst, as well as regarding 4 1/2 miles north of Betws-y-Coed by road. It is located on the western inclines of the glaciated Conwy valley, below the ridge of Cefn Cyfarwydd, the town having been mainly constructed in a semicircle at the factor where the river Crafnant moves from its hanging valley to sign up with the river Conwy. The river Crafnant still supplies power for the woollen mill, as well as in the past offered power for a number of various other markets based along its financial institutions, such as a create which offered quarry tools. The area consists of the hamlet of Llanrhychwyn. A lot of the town exists within the Snowdonia National Park, the border diminishing the major street of the town. Apart from its track record as a great beginning factor for walks (the town has Walkers rate standing and also stages an annual strolling celebration), Trefriw is today mostly understood for its woollen mills, as well as for the neighboring chalybeate health club, initially recognized to have been used by the Romans and further developed in regarding 1700. Its waters was among extremely few throughout Europe to have been identified as a medication due to their high iron web content.
