Place:Llanrhychwyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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NameLlanrhychwyn
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates53.14°N 3.829°W
Located inCaernarvonshire, Wales
Also located inGwynedd, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
Conwy, Wales     (1996 - )
See alsoGeirionydd Rural, Caernarvonshire, Walesrural district 1894-1934
Nant Conwy Rural, Caernarvonshire, Walesrural district 1934-1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Llanrhychwyn is a hamlet and parish which, since 1996, has been in Conwy county borough, Wales. It lies in the Conwy valley, less than a mile south of Trefriw, and a mile northwest of Llanrwst. Today neighbouring Trefriw is a village with a population of nearly 800, but in the time of Llywelyn Fawr (Llywelyn the Great), and up to the early 19th century, Llanrhychwyn was larger than Trefriw, which consisted simply of "a few houses here and there" (quote from Hanes Trefriw, by Morris Jones). Indeed, even today both the villages of Trefriw and Llanrhychwyn lie within the parish of Llanrhychwyn.

Llanrhychwyn parish lost some area in 1904 to create Capel Curig parish. In 1905 it absorbed the parish of Gwydir.

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