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| Name | Capel Curig |
| Type | Hamlet, Chapelry, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 53.105°N 3.913°W |
| Located in | Caernarvonshire, Wales (1904 - 1974) |
| Also located in | Gwynedd, Wales (1974 - 1996) | | Conwy, Wales (1996 - ) |
| See also | Gwydir, Caernarvonshire, Wales | parish from which it was formed in 1904 | | Llanrhychwyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales | parish from which it was formed in 1904 | | Geirionydd Rural, Caernarvonshire, Wales | rural district 1904-1934 | | Nant Conwy Rural, Caernarvonshire, Wales | rural district 1934-1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Capel Curig (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkɑːpɛl ˈkɨːrɪɡ]; meaning "Curig's Chapel") is a village and community now in Conwy County Borough, in Wales. It lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and had a population of 206 at the 2011 UK census. It is at the junction of the A5 road from Bangor and Bethesda to Betws y Coed with the A4086 road from Caernarfon and Llanberis.
Capel Curig was a civil parish created in 1904 from parts of Gwydir and Llanrhychwyn parishes.
According to John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 (provided by A Vision of Britain through Time), it had an earlier history:
- "CAPEL-CURIG, a hamlet and a chapelry in Llandegai parish, Carnarvon. The hamlet lies on the river Llugwy, at the foot of Moel-Siabod and Snowdon, 5½ miles WSW of Llanrwst [railway] station. It has a post office under Conway, and a hotel; and is a polling place, and a resort for tourists and anglers. Public coaches daily pass through it. The surrounding scenery is most romantic; and the route hither to the top of Snowdon, though the most toilsome, is the best. The chapelry includes the hamlet; and is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor. Value: £89. Patron: the Bishop of Bangor. The church is very old but good.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Capel Curig.
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