River Conwy

The River Conwy is a river in north . From its source to its discharge in it is 34 miles long and drains an area of 262 square miles. "Conwy" was formerly anglicised as "Conway." The name 'Conwy' derives from the old Welsh words cyn and gwy, the river being originally called the 'Cynwy'.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Wales
  • Also known as: “Conovium”, “Conway”, “Conwy (stêr)”, “Fiume Conwy”, “fleuve Conwy”, “River Conway”, “Toisobius”, and “康威河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Deganwy railway station and Conwy Castle.

Railway station
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is a fortification in , located in North Wales.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deganwy and Conwy.

Village
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is a town and electoral ward in the community of in in .

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is a small walled town on the coast in North .

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, once known as Tremarl, is a town…

River Conwy

Latitude
53.29252° or 53° 17′ 33″ north
Longitude
-3.8368° or 3° 50′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C5R75V7+27
Geo­Names ID
2652431
Wiki­data ID
Q868968
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“River Conwy” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Conwy”
  • Basque: “Conwy ibaia”
  • Breton: “Stêr Conwy”
  • Catalan: “Riu Conwy”
  • Cebuano: “River Conwy”
  • Chinese: “康韦河”
  • Chuvash: “Конуи”
  • Danish: “Conwy (flod)”
  • Danish: “Conwy”
  • Dutch: “Conwy”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كونوى”
  • French: “Conwy”
  • German: “Conwy”
  • Hebrew: “קונווי”
  • Hungarian: “Conwy”
  • Irish: “Afon Conwy”
  • Italian: “Conwy”
  • Japanese: “コンウィ川”
  • Latin: “Tisobius”
  • Livvi: “Afon Conwy”
  • Northern Sami: “Afon Conwy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Conwyelva”
  • Polish: “Conwy”
  • Russian: “Конуи (река)”
  • Russian: “Конуи”
  • Spanish: “Río Conwy”
  • Swahili: “Mto Conwy”
  • Swedish: “River Conwy”
  • Welsh: “Afon Conwy”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cadnant Park and Tywyn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Degannwy Castle and Bodlondeb Wood.

Wales: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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