Betws-y-coed is a village as well as neighborhood in the Conwy valley in Conwy Region Borough, Wales, situated in the historical area of Caernarfonshire, exactly on the limit with Denbighshire, in the Gwydir Forest. The church, consisting of the village itself and its immediate area, has a population of 564. An electoral ward of the name Betws-y-Coed likewise exists. This ward includes a large extra location consisting of 2 neighbouring areas Capel Curig and also Dolwyddelan and also has a total population of 1,244. Betws-y-Coed is among the honeypot areas in Snowdonia. It depends on the Snowdonia National Park, in a valley near the factor where the River Conwy is signed up with by the River Llugwy as well as the River Lledr, as well as was founded around a monastery in the late 6th century. The town grew really slowly with the advancement of the neighborhood lead mining market. In 1815, the Waterloo Bridge, developed by Thomas Telford to bring the London to Holyhead road (currently the A5) across the River Conwy and also with the village, brought significant transport-related development. The town ended up being a major mentoring centre between Corwen (to the east) and Capel Curig (to the west) on the Irish Mail route from London to Holyhead, which resulted in the renovation of the roadways southern to Blaenau Ffestiniog and north to Llanrwst and Conwy. It is a key destination for the function of road indicators.