Knowledge

Kinmel Bay

Source 📝

47: 63: 752: 1426: 70: 1414: 540:
The History of North Wales: Comprising a Topographical Description of the Several Counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery. To which is Prefixed, A Review of the History of Britain, from the Roman Period to the Saxon Heptarchy. Interspersed with Notes Biographical
222: 1348: 425:
According to early 19th Century texts, the etymology of 'Kinmel' derives from the Welsh name 'Cynmael' (Cyn-, a prefix which means 'former' and Mael which means 'Chief' or 'Prince').
1398: 1373: 262: 117: 1353: 505: 1366: 1361: 246: 1323: 432:). Kinmel Bay beach is popular with tourists and the local population. In addition to various small shops and takeaway outlets, there is also an 280: 1466: 1393: 324: 1451: 1388: 270: 1343: 208: 1456: 1333: 316: 239: 234: 485:
Kinmel Bay is also a community ward, electing town councillors to represent them on Towyn and Kinmel Bay Town Council.
288: 428:
Kinmel Bay was originally called Foryd before it grew in size, and that was the name of the former train station (see
422:, These are also tourist areas for spring/summer self-catering holidaymakers which include various caravan sites. 306: 596: 663: 470:
which comprises the eastern half of the community of Kinmel Bay and Towyn. It elects three county councillors to
196: 162: 126: 62: 516: 1461: 110: 471: 551: 46: 1378: 1059: 396: 102: 1328: 144: 1338: 475: 176: 1383: 1079: 863: 311: 251: 479: 152: 1054: 429: 1049: 672: 369: 134: 83: 436:
superstore that opened in 1981, and (as of 2016) includes a large petrol filling station.
8: 656: 1266: 1069: 858: 716: 227: 943: 843: 579: 555: 1418: 1225: 1195: 636: 201: 450:
Kinmel Bay was the inspiration for the piece 'Vanishing Games', music written for
1180: 583: 1261: 1220: 1119: 1089: 1074: 1014: 908: 873: 798: 721: 649: 467: 440: 408: 377: 361: 31: 1445: 1276: 1271: 1170: 989: 768: 559: 339: 326: 1430: 1256: 1235: 1215: 1210: 1134: 984: 938: 928: 903: 883: 793: 773: 455: 451: 444: 389: 751: 1307: 1302: 1190: 1165: 1149: 1139: 1129: 1034: 1009: 963: 933: 923: 913: 823: 818: 803: 788: 741: 736: 385: 1297: 1281: 1205: 1200: 1185: 1124: 1109: 1104: 1094: 1084: 1039: 1019: 999: 994: 948: 888: 878: 868: 853: 848: 833: 828: 731: 691: 641: 620: 415: 404: 1064: 1029: 918: 813: 711: 419: 186: 1251: 1230: 1175: 1114: 1099: 979: 893: 726: 686: 1144: 1004: 953: 808: 783: 778: 701: 1044: 898: 838: 418:
which includes Abergele, Bodelwyddan, Pensarn, Towyn, Rhyl and
1024: 958: 696: 623:, Towyn and Kinmel Bay Town Council. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 400: 373: 168: 98: 433: 381: 380:
to the county council and town council. The resort town of
597:"Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012" 541:
and Explanatory, Volume 2 - J. Gleave and sons, 1828
474:. Since 2004 it has been represented by a mixture of 1443: 16:Seaside village in Conwy County Borough, Wales 657: 544: 664: 650: 500: 498: 637:photos of Kinmel Bay and surrounding area 671: 506:"Towyn & Kinmel Bay Key Statistics" 495: 1444: 645: 407:of 7,864, of which 10.7% could speak 51:Houses on the Promenade, Kinmel Bay 13: 466:Kinmel Bay is also the name of an 69: 14: 1478: 1467:Populated coastal places in Wales 630: 1452:Villages in Conwy County Borough 1424: 1412: 750: 443:, known for his work on various 368:) is a large seaside village in 68: 61: 45: 281:Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament 614: 589: 573: 534: 414:Kinmel Bay is part of a large 388:in the neighbouring county of 1: 1457:Wards of Conwy County Borough 488: 461: 399:, together with neighbouring 1374:Registered parks and gardens 1324:Parliamentary constituencies 513:Conwy County Borough Council 472:Conwy County Borough Council 7: 111:OS grid reference 10: 1483: 1060:Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel 586:. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 447:, was born in Kinmel Bay. 1407: 1316: 1290: 1244: 1158: 972: 759: 748: 679: 297: 279: 261: 257: 245: 233: 221: 217: 207: 195: 185: 175: 161: 143: 125: 109: 93: 56: 44: 26: 21:Human settlement in Wales 1105:Llansanffraid Glan Conwy 403:(to the west), it had a 1080:Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr 864:Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr 621:Welcome to our website 602:. The Elections Centre 439:Screenwriter/director 365: 197:Postcode district 97:7,864 (including 35: 1055:Llanddoged and Maenan 680:Principal settlements 430:Foryd railway station 384:lies just across the 1462:Kinmel Bay and Towyn 1050:Kinmel Bay and Towyn 673:Conwy County Borough 554:. 6 September 2011. 370:Conwy County Borough 177:Sovereign state 135:Kinmel Bay and Towyn 1354:Scheduled Monuments 445:Hammer horror films 336: /  145:Principal area 1267:Dolwyddelan Castle 1070:Llanfair Talhaiarn 859:Llanfair Talhaiarn 717:Llandudno Junction 263:UK Parliament 209:Dialling code 1439: 1438: 1358:Listed buildings 1245:Castles and forts 844:Llanbedr-y-Cennin 395:According to the 355: 354: 1474: 1429: 1428: 1427: 1417: 1416: 1415: 1379:Lord Lieutenants 1226:Afon Porth-llwyd 1196:River Geirionydd 754: 666: 659: 652: 643: 642: 624: 618: 612: 611: 609: 607: 601: 593: 587: 577: 571: 570: 568: 566: 552:"Jimmy Sangster" 548: 542: 538: 532: 531: 529: 527: 521: 515:. Archived from 510: 502: 376:. It is also an 351: 350: 348: 347: 346: 341: 340:53.310°N 3.519°W 337: 334: 333: 332: 329: 303: 171: 121: 120: 82:Location within 72: 71: 65: 49: 24: 23: 1482: 1481: 1477: 1476: 1475: 1473: 1472: 1471: 1442: 1441: 1440: 1435: 1425: 1423: 1413: 1411: 1403: 1312: 1286: 1240: 1181:Afon Ddu (Drum) 1154: 968: 761: 755: 746: 675: 670: 633: 628: 627: 619: 615: 605: 603: 599: 595: 594: 590: 584:Ordnance Survey 578: 574: 564: 562: 550: 549: 545: 539: 535: 525: 523: 519: 508: 504: 503: 496: 491: 464: 344: 342: 338: 335: 330: 327: 325: 323: 322: 321: 301: 293: 275: 167: 157: 139: 116: 115: 89: 88: 87: 86: 80: 79: 78: 77: 73: 52: 40: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1480: 1470: 1469: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1437: 1436: 1434: 1433: 1421: 1408: 1405: 1404: 1402: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1370: 1369: 1364: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1344:Country houses 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1320: 1318: 1314: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1294: 1292: 1288: 1287: 1285: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1262:Deganwy Castle 1259: 1254: 1248: 1246: 1242: 1241: 1239: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1221:Afon Melynllyn 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1162: 1160: 1156: 1155: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1075:Llanfairfechan 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1015:Cerrigydrudion 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 976: 974: 970: 969: 967: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 801: 799:Cerrigydrudion 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 765: 763: 757: 756: 749: 747: 745: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 722:Llanfairfechan 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 683: 681: 677: 676: 669: 668: 661: 654: 646: 640: 639: 632: 631:External links 629: 626: 625: 613: 588: 572: 543: 533: 522:on 15 May 2011 493: 492: 490: 487: 468:electoral ward 463: 460: 441:Jimmy Sangster 378:electoral ward 353: 352: 345:53.310; -3.519 320: 319: 314: 309: 304: 302:List of places 298: 295: 294: 292: 291: 285: 283: 277: 276: 274: 273: 267: 265: 259: 258: 255: 254: 249: 243: 242: 237: 231: 230: 225: 219: 218: 215: 214: 211: 205: 204: 199: 193: 192: 189: 183: 182: 181:United Kingdom 179: 173: 172: 165: 159: 158: 156: 155: 149: 147: 141: 140: 138: 137: 131: 129: 123: 122: 113: 107: 106: 95: 91: 90: 81: 75: 74: 67: 66: 60: 59: 58: 57: 54: 53: 50: 42: 41: 39: 38: 28: 20: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1479: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1449: 1447: 1432: 1422: 1420: 1410: 1409: 1406: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1384:High Sheriffs 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1359: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1321: 1319: 1315: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1295: 1293: 1289: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1277:Gwydir Castle 1275: 1273: 1272:Gwrych Castle 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1249: 1247: 1243: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1171:Afon Crafnant 1169: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1157: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1008: 1006: 1003: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 991: 990:Betws yn Rhos 988: 986: 983: 981: 978: 977: 975: 971: 965: 962: 960: 957: 955: 952: 950: 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 915: 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 855: 852: 850: 847: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 769:Betws yn Rhos 767: 766: 764: 758: 753: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 684: 682: 678: 674: 667: 662: 660: 655: 653: 648: 647: 644: 638: 635: 634: 622: 617: 598: 592: 585: 581: 580:Election Maps 576: 561: 557: 553: 547: 537: 518: 514: 507: 501: 499: 494: 486: 483: 482:councillors. 481: 477: 473: 469: 459: 457: 453: 448: 446: 442: 437: 435: 431: 426: 423: 421: 417: 412: 410: 406: 402: 398: 393: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 372:, north-east 371: 367: 363: 359: 349: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 300: 299: 296: 290: 287: 286: 284: 282: 278: 272: 269: 268: 266: 264: 260: 256: 253: 250: 248: 244: 241: 238: 236: 232: 229: 226: 224: 220: 216: 212: 210: 206: 203: 200: 198: 194: 190: 188: 184: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 164: 160: 154: 151: 150: 148: 146: 142: 136: 133: 132: 130: 128: 124: 119: 114: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 85: 64: 55: 48: 43: 37: 33: 30: 29: 25: 19: 1257:Conwy Castle 1236:Afon Tafolog 1216:River Machno 1211:River Llugwy 1135:Pentrefoelas 985:Betws-y-Coed 929:Pentrefoelas 904:Melin-y-Coed 884:Llanrhychwyn 794:Capel Garmon 774:Betws-y-Coed 762:and villages 706: 616: 604:. Retrieved 591: 575: 563:. Retrieved 546: 536: 524:. Retrieved 517:the original 512: 484: 476:Conservative 465: 456:Peter McGarr 454:by composer 452:oboe quartet 449: 438: 427: 424: 413: 394: 390:Denbighshire 357: 356: 18: 1399:Place names 1308:Penmaenmawr 1303:Little Orme 1191:Afon Eigiau 1166:River Conwy 1150:Ysbyty Ifan 1140:Rhos-on-Sea 1130:Penmaenmawr 1035:Dolwyddelan 1010:Capel Curig 973:Communities 964:Ysbyty Ifan 934:Rhos-on-Sea 924:Pentre Bont 914:Pandy Tudur 824:Dwygyfylchi 819:Dolwyddelan 804:Craig-y-Don 789:Capel Curig 760:Other towns 742:Penrhyn Bay 737:Penmaenmawr 480:Independent 397:2001 Census 386:River Clwyd 343: / 271:Clwyd North 240:North Wales 228:North Wales 103:2001 Census 1446:Categories 1394:Public art 1298:Great Orme 1282:Pen y Gaer 1206:Afon Lloer 1201:Afon Lledr 1186:Afon Dulyn 1125:Old Colwyn 1110:Llansannan 1095:Llannefydd 1085:Llangernyw 1040:Eglwysbach 1020:Colwyn Bay 1000:Bro Machno 995:Bro Garmon 949:Tal-y-Cafn 944:Tal-y-bont 889:Llansannan 879:Llannefydd 869:Llangernyw 854:Llanddulas 849:Llanddoged 834:Glan Conwy 829:Eglwysbach 732:Old Colwyn 707:Kinmel Bay 692:Colwyn Bay 526:4 December 489:References 462:Governance 416:urban area 405:population 366:Bae Cinmel 358:Kinmel Bay 328:53°18′36″N 289:Clwyd West 94:Population 76:Kinmel Bay 36:Bae Cinmel 27:Kinmel Bay 1419:Geography 1367:Grade II* 1291:Headlands 1065:Llandudno 1030:Dolgarrog 919:Penmachno 814:Dolgarrog 712:Llandudno 560:0307-1235 420:Prestatyn 331:3°31′08″W 247:Ambulance 187:Post town 127:Community 1329:Churches 1252:Canovium 1231:Afon Roe 1176:Afon Ddu 1115:Llysfaen 1100:Llanrwst 980:Abergele 894:Llysfaen 727:Llanrwst 687:Abergele 606:26 March 118:SH988803 1389:Museums 1362:Grade I 1339:Schools 1145:Trefriw 1120:Mochdre 1090:Llangwm 1005:Caerhun 954:Trefriw 909:Mochdre 874:Llangwm 809:Dinmael 784:Caerhun 779:Bylchau 702:Deganwy 565:21 June 163:Country 1334:Places 1317:Topics 1159:Rivers 1045:Henryd 899:Maenan 839:Henryd 558:  223:Police 1431:Wales 1349:SSSIs 1025:Conwy 959:Towyn 939:Rowen 697:Conwy 600:(PDF) 520:(PDF) 509:(PDF) 409:Welsh 401:Towyn 374:Wales 362:Welsh 317:Conwy 312:Wales 252:Welsh 213:01745 169:Wales 153:Conwy 99:Towyn 84:Conwy 32:Welsh 608:2018 567:2019 556:ISSN 528:2007 478:and 434:Asda 382:Rhyl 235:Fire 202:LL18 191:RHYL 101:) ( 1448:: 582:, 511:. 497:^ 458:. 411:. 392:. 364:: 307:UK 34:: 665:e 658:t 651:v 610:. 569:. 530:. 360:( 105:)

Index

Welsh

Kinmel Bay is located in Conwy
Conwy
Towyn
2001 Census
OS grid reference
SH988803
Community
Kinmel Bay and Towyn
Principal area
Conwy
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
LL18
Dialling code
Police
North Wales
Fire
North Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Clwyd North
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Clwyd West
UK

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.