Rhyd y Foel
Rhyd-y-foel is a small village near the coast of north Wales in the area of Rhos in the County Borough of Conwy, Wales. It is named after the old ford over the River Dulas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Wales
- Also known as: “Rhyd-y-foel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cefn yr Ogof and Gwrych Castle.
Cefn yr Ogof
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Cefn yr Ogof is the highest point of the hill to the west of Gwrych Castle near Abergele and Llanddulas. Ownership of the hillside is divided into three categories; an area managed by Welsh National Resources on behalf of the National Assembly of Wales…
Gwrych Castle
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Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed country house near Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. On an ancient site, the current building was created by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh and his descendants over much of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Mynydd Marian
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Mynydd Marian is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Conwy, Wales. It is also a hill reaching a height of 208 metres, with a trig point, and views to Snowdonia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanddulas and Llysfaen.
Llanddulas
Village
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Llanddulas is a village in Conwy county borough, Wales, midway between Old Colwyn and Abergele and next to the North Wales Expressway in the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel.
Llysfaen
Village
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Llysfaen is a village and community in Conwy County Borough overlooking the north coast of Wales, and situated on the hill Mynydd Marian. For local government purposes, it is also a ward. The community includes the Peulwys estate of Old Colwyn.
Betws yn Rhos
Village
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Betws yn Rhos is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Betws yn Rhos is located about 5 miles inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Betws yn Rhos is situated 2 miles south of Rhyd y Foel.
Rhyd y Foel
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.27541° or 53° 16′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.6316° or 3° 37′ 54″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
9C5R79G9+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 5111866235OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Rhyd y Foel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rhyd y Foel”
- French: “Rhyd y Foel”
- Irish: “Rhyd-y-foel”
- Welsh: “Rhyd y Foel”
- Welsh: “Rhyd-y-foel”
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