Trefriw
Trefriw is a town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It pushes the river Crafnant in North Wales, a few miles south of the site of the Roman fort of Canovium, sited at Caerhun. At the last 3 censuses the population of the community has been recorded as 842 in 1999, 915 in 2001, as well as 783 in 2011 (from a total amount of 368 families). Trefriw pushes the side of Snowdonia, on the B5106 road to the north-west of Llanrwst, and also 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 largely integrated in a semicircle at the point where the river Crafnant moves from its hanging valley to join the river Conwy. The river Crafnant still offers power for the woollen mill, as well as in the past supplied power for a number of various other industries based along its banks, such as a forge which supplied quarry tools. The community includes the community of Llanrhychwyn. A lot of the village lies within the Snowdonia National Park, the boundary diminishing the main street of the town. Besides its reputation as an excellent starting point for walks (the town has Pedestrians are Welcome condition and phases a yearly walking event), Trefriw is today mainly understood for its woollen mills, as well as for the nearby chalybeate health facility, first recognized to have been made use of by the Romans and further established in concerning 1700. Its waters was just one of very few throughout Europe to have actually been classified as a medicine because of their high iron content.
