Llanfairfechan

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Town and community in Conwy, Wales

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::summary Town and community in Conwy, Wales ::

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FieldValue
countryWales
static_image_nameLlanfairfechan1.jpg
static_image_captionA view over Llanfairfechan
constituency_welsh_assemblyAberconwy
official_nameLlanfairfechan
coordinates
community_walesLlanfairfechan
unitary_walesConwy
lieutenancy_walesClwyd
constituency_westminsterBangor Aberconwy
post_townLLANFAIRFECHAN
postcode_districtLL33
postcode_areaLL
dial_code01248
os_grid_referenceSH683747
population3,637
population_ref(2011)
module[[File:Wales Conwy Community Llanfairfechan map.svg
Map of the community
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| country = Wales | static_image_name = Llanfairfechan1.jpg | static_image_caption = A view over Llanfairfechan | welsh_name = | constituency_welsh_assembly = Aberconwy | official_name = Llanfairfechan | coordinates = | community_wales = Llanfairfechan | unitary_wales = Conwy | lieutenancy_wales = Clwyd | constituency_westminster = Bangor Aberconwy | post_town = LLANFAIRFECHAN | postcode_district = LL33 | postcode_area = LL | dial_code = 01248 | os_grid_reference = SH683747 | population = 3,637 | population_ref = (2011) | cardiff_distance = | london_distance = | module= [[File:Wales Conwy Community Llanfairfechan map.svg|240px]] Map of the community

; ) is a town and community in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is known as a seaside resort and had a population at the 2001 Census of 3,755, reducing to 3,637 at the 2011 Census. The history of the area dates back to at least Roman times, as demonstrated by the discovery of a large second century milestone, which is now preserved in the British Museum.

History

There are a number of prehistoric sites on the hills above the village. The most important of these today is the old hillfort of Dinas; but the large defensive fortress of Braich-y-Dinas, at the summit of Penmaenmawr, was among the largest in Britain and Ireland until it was finally destroyed by quarrying at the start of the 20th century.

As in the case of Penmaenmawr, the present town grew up as a granite quarrying town and a seaside town from the mid-19th century onwards. At one time there were hundreds of men working in the Penmaenmawr quarry, but today quarrying has stopped completely on this side of the mountain.

Heidelberg Materials Aggregates Penmaenmawr currently employs about ten people at the quarry.

Governance

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There are two tiers of local government covering Llanfairfechan, at community (town) level and principal area (county borough) level: Llanfairfechan Town Council (Cyngor Tref Llanfairfechan) and Conwy County Borough Council. The town council is based at the Town Hall on Village Road.

Administrative history

Llanfairfechan was an ancient parish within the historic county of Caernarfonshire. In 1872 the parish was made a local government district, administered by an elected local board.

Such local government districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894. Llanfairfechan Urban District was abolished in 1974, with its area becoming a community in the Aberconwy borough of the new county of Gwynedd. Further reforms in 1996 abolished the boroughs and counties created in 1974, and Llanfairfechan was placed in the new Conwy County Borough. For the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty, Llanfairfechan remained in the preserved county of Gwynedd until 2003, when the whole of Conwy County Borough was placed in the preserved county of Clwyd.

Transport connections

The town lies on the north coast on the route of the A55 road, between Penmaenmawr and Bangor. It has a railway station on the North Wales Coast Line. It, however, is in the unusual situation where there is only one public road that connects it with the remainder of the British road network, which is the A55 road North Wales Expressway.

Notable sites

Morfa Madryn, the salt marsh area immediately west of the town on the shore of Traeth Lafan, is a local authority-managed nature reserve of outstanding beauty and a favourite haunt of bird watchers. The site is home to cormorants and shags. The rare little egret can also be spotted. It is also not far from Aber Falls.

Llanfairfechan is also home to Bryn y Neuadd Hospital, a learning disability facility, a mental health unit (Carreg Fawr) and a medium-secure unit (Tŷ Llywelyn). The site, Bryn y Neuadd, is also home to the control centres for both the Emergency and Non-Emergency Ambulance services for the north.

Llanfairfechan was judged North Wales Calor Village of the Year for 2009 in the competition run by Calor Gas UK

The earlier Llanfairfechan Golf Club was founded in 1909. This club continued until the early 1950s. There is still a golf club operating in the town under the same name.

Wern Isaf (Rosebriars) is a house and garden designed by the architect Herbert Luck North. Born in Llanfairfechan, Luck North studied in London under Henry Wilson and Edwin Lutyens, before returning to build a substantial practice in Wales. His home is a Grade II listed building and its garden is listed, also at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

Welsh language

According to the 2011 Census, 45.3% of the population of the town can speak Welsh. 66.2% of the town's population who were born in Wales noted that they could speak the language.

The two schools situated in Llanfairfechan, Ysgol Pant-y-Rhedyn and Ysgol Babanod Llanfairfechan, are categorized as being predominantly English-medium schools but with significant use of Welsh.

Town twinning

In 2011, the process of town-twinning between Llanfairfechan and Pleumeleuc was completed over the first weekend of June. A number of events were held over the weekend, including trips to local attractions and guided tours around Llanfairfechan itself.

Climate

| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Llanfairfechan (Aber No.2) (1991–2020) (extremes 1959-2002) |Jan record high C= 18.3 |Feb record high C= 18.4 |Mar record high C= 20.6 |Apr record high C= 22.4 |May record high C= 27.2 |Jun record high C= 31.0 |Jul record high C= 32.0 |Aug record high C= 33.4 |Sep record high C= 26.0 |Oct record high C= 24.9 |Nov record high C= 19.8 |Dec record high C= 18.0 |year record high C= | Jan high C = 9.2 | Feb high C = 9.2 | Mar high C = 10.6 | Apr high C = 12.6 | May high C = 15.4 | Jun high C = 17.9 | Jul high C = 19.6 | Aug high C = 19.5 | Sep high C = 17.7 | Oct high C = 14.8 | Nov high C = 11.8 | Dec high C = 9.7 | year high C = 14.0 | Jan low C = 3.7 | Feb low C = 3.5 | Mar low C = 4.5 | Apr low C = 6.0 | May low C = 8.6 | Jun low C = 11.0 | Jul low C = 12.9 | Aug low C = 13.0 | Sep low C = 11.4 | Oct low C = 9.0 | Nov low C = 6.4 | Dec low C = 4.1 | year low C = 7.9 |Jan record low C= -7.1 |Feb record low C= -8.2 |Mar record low C= -5.0 |Apr record low C= -3.5 |May record low C= 0.6 |Jun record low C= 2.6 |Jul record low C= 5.5 |Aug record low C= 5.0 |Sep record low C= 3.4 |Oct record low C= -0.3 |Nov record low C= -3.5 |Dec record low C= -6.1 |year record low C= | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 115.7 | Feb rain mm = 89.5 | Mar rain mm = 81.0 | Apr rain mm = 59.4 | May rain mm = 62.8 | Jun rain mm = 71.3 | Jul rain mm = 60.7 | Aug rain mm = 84.7 | Sep rain mm = 93.7 | Oct rain mm = 118.3 | Nov rain mm = 137.4 | Dec rain mm = 140.1 | year rain mm = 1114.7 | unit rain days = 1 mm | Jan rain days = 15.3 | Feb rain days = 12.9 | Mar rain days = 12.4 | Apr rain days = 11.5 | May rain days = 10.9 | Jun rain days = 10.0 | Jul rain days = 11.5 | Aug rain days = 12.3 | Sep rain days = 12.7 | Oct rain days = 14.7 | Nov rain days = 17.7 | Dec rain days = 16.7 | year rain days = 158.5 | Jan sun = 41.2 | Feb sun = 68.5 | Mar sun = 112.3 | Apr sun = 163.9 | May sun = 214.7 | Jun sun = 191.1 | Jul sun = 187.0 | Aug sun = 170.1 | Sep sun = 134.1 | Oct sun = 92.5 | Nov sun = 48.7 | Dec sun = 33.4 | year sun = 1457.5 | source 1 = Met Office{{cite web |url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcmnvw66g |title = Llanfairfechan (Conwy) UK climate averages - Met Office |publisher = Met Office |access-date = July 6, 2024}} | source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather{{cite web |url = https://www.roostweather.com/ukobs/temp_station_extreme_map.php |title = Monthly Temperature Extremes |publisher = Roost Weather |access-date = July 27, 2025}}

Gallery

The parade, Llanfairfechan, Wales-LCCN2001703510 (colour balance correction).jpg|Colourised Photochrom print (circa the late 19th century) of seafront and Penmaenmawr mountain Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr mountain with mist 1989.jpg|A similar view in 1989 during more overcast weather Penmaenmawr mountain - geograph.org.uk - 486864.jpg|The town in 2007 The Beach, Llanfairfechan - geograph.org.uk - 241994.jpg|The beach File:St Marys and Christ Church Llanfairfechan - geograph.org.uk - 150036.jpg|Christ Church (Church in Wales) File:St Mary of the Angels Church, Llanfairfechan by Ian S Geograph 4192861.jpg|St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church

References

References

  1. "Community population 2011".
  2. "2001 Census: Llanfairfechan". Office for National Statistics.
  3. [https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/m/milestone.aspx British Museum Highlights]
  4. "About the council".
  5. "Llanfairfechan Ancient Parish / Civil Parish". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth.
  6. {{London Gazette. (5 January 1872)
  7. "Llanfairfechan Urban District". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth.
  8. [[Local Government Act 1972]]
  9. [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994]]
  10. "The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003 No. 974 )". The National Archives.
  11. "Llanfairfechan crowned N.Wales finest village".
  12. [http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/wales-64/1057-llanfairfechan-golf-club-conwy “Llanfairfechan Golf Club”], “Golf’s Missing Links”.
  13. {{National Historic Assets of Wales
  14. {{NHAW
  15. (2011). "Community Council Profiles - Llanfairfechan". Snowdonia National Park.
  16. "LC2206WA (Welsh language skills by country of birth by age) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
  17. "Ysgol Babanod Llanfairfechan". Welsh Government.
  18. "Ysgol Pant Y Rhedyn".
  19. "Programme of events for town twinning visit".

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