Betws-y-coed
Betws-y-coed is a village and area in the Conwy valley in Conwy Region District, Wales, located in the historic area of Caernarfonshire, exactly on the boundary with Denbighshire, in the Gwydir Forest. The parish, consisting of the village itself as well as its instant neighbourhood, has a population of 564. An electoral ward of the name Betws-y-Coed likewise exists. This ward consists of a huge extra area consisting of two neighbouring areas Capel Curig as well as Dolwyddelan and has a total population of 1,244. Betws-y-Coed is one of the honeypot areas in Snowdonia. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park, in a valley near the point where the River Conwy is joined by the River Llugwy and the River Lledr, and also was founded around an abbey in the late 6th century. The village grew very gradually with the growth of the neighborhood lead mining industry. In 1815, the Waterloo Bridge, developed by Thomas Telford to carry the London to Holyhead roadway (currently the A5) across the River Conwy and with the town, brought considerable transport-related development. The town came to be a major coaching centre in between Corwen (to the eastern) and also Capel Curig (to the west) on the Irish Mail course from London to Holyhead, which brought about the improvement of the roads southern to Blaenau Ffestiniog as well as north to Llanrwst and also Conwy. It is a key location for the function of road indications.
