Betws-y-coed is a village and also neighborhood in the Conwy valley in Conwy Area Borough, Wales, situated in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, right on the limit with Denbighshire, in the Gwydir Forest. The parish, including the town itself and also its immediate neighbourhood, has a population of 564. A selecting ward of the name Betws-y-Coed also exists. This ward includes a huge additional area consisting of 2 adjoining areas Capel Curig and also Dolwyddelan and also has a total population of 1,244. Betws-y-Coed is just one of the honeypot locations in Snowdonia. It hinges on the Snowdonia National Park, in a valley near the point where the River Conwy is signed up with by the River Llugwy and the River Lledr, as well as was founded around a monastery in the late 6th century. The village grew extremely gradually with the development of the neighborhood lead mining market. In 1815, the Waterloo Bridge, built by Thomas Telford to carry the London to Holyhead road (currently the A5) throughout the River Conwy and also via the village, brought significant transport-related growth. The town became a significant coaching centre in between Corwen (to the east) and Capel Curig (to the west) on the Irish Mail course from London to Holyhead, which led to the enhancement of the roadways south to Blaenau Ffestiniog and north to Llanrwst as well as Conwy. It is a key location for the function of road indicators.