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Old Colwyn

Old Colwyn

Old Colwyn is a large village just to the east of , in , . Prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974 it was part of the Municipal Borough of Colwyn Bay, but the reorganisation established it as a separate community, whose population at the 2001 census was 7,626, increasing to 8,113 at the 2011 census.
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  • Type: Village with 8,130 residents
  • Description: town just to the east of Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Colwyn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ysgol Bryn Elian and Colwyn Bay Community Hospital.

School
is an 11–18 English-medium co-educational comprehensive school on Windsor Drive in Old Colwyn. Along with Eirias High School and Coleg Llandrillo it serves the state secondary education sector in the area.

Hospital
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community hospital in , Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Park
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 50-acre public park in , , , was once described as "The park by the sea". The park has a sports complex, including the Eirias Stadium and Colwyn Leisure Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colwyn Bay and Llanelian-yn-Rhos.

Photo: Kentholke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal town in north . As with much of the north Wales coast, the town has suffered with the decline in the tourist industry since in the mid-20th century.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village and community in overlooking the north coast of , and situated on the hill . For local government purposes, it is also a ward. The community includes the Peulwys estate of Old Colwyn. is situated 2 miles east of Old Colwyn.

Old Colwyn

Latitude
53.28854° or 53° 17′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.70153° or 3° 42′ 6″ west
Population
8,130
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
9C5R77QX+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1472209764
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2652514
Wiki­data ID
Q3460719
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Old Colwyn” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Old Colwyn”
  • Basque: “Old Colwyn”
  • Bengali: “ওল্ড কোলভিন”
  • Breton: “Hen Golwyn”
  • Bulgarian: “Оулд Колуин”
  • Catalan: “Hen Golwyn”
  • Cebuano: “Old Colwyn”
  • Chinese: “Old Colwyn”
  • Chinese: “旧考文”
  • Chinese: “舊科爾溫”
  • Chinese: “舊高文”
  • Cornish: “Hen Golwyn”
  • Dutch: “Old Colwyn”
  • French: “Old Colwyn”
  • German: “Old Colwyn”
  • Gujarati: “ઓલ્ડ કોલ્વીન”
  • Irish: “Hen Golwyn”
  • Italian: “Old Colwyn”
  • Japanese: “オールド・コルウィン”
  • Kannada: “ಓಲ್ಡ್ ಕೋಲ್ವಿನ್”
  • Korean: “올드 콜윈”
  • Lithuanian: “Old Kolvinas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Old Colwyn”
  • Persian: “اولد کالوین”
  • Persian: “اولد کولوین”
  • Portuguese: “Old Colwyn”
  • Russian: “Олд-Колуи”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Hen Golwyn”
  • Spanish: “Old Colwyn”
  • Swedish: “Old Colwyn”
  • Tamil: “ஓல்ட் கால்வ்யன்”
  • Telugu: “ఓల్డ్ కాల్విన్”
  • Urdu: “اولڈ کولوین”
  • Welsh: “Hen Golwyn”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ysgol T. Gwynn Jones and Old Colwyn Community Centre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Colwyn”. Photo: Kentholke, CC BY-SA 3.0.