Llanddulas

Llanddulas

Llanddulas (sometimes spelt, incorrectly, Llandulas) is a village in Conwy county borough, North Wales midway between Old Colwyn and Abergele and next to the North Wales Expressway.

The village lies beneath the limestone hill of Cefn-yr-Ogof (669 ft). This hill has large caves, and quarrying of limestone was formerly the main industry of the village, with crushed stone being exported from the 200 m long jetty.

According to figures from the 2001 census, Llanddulas, combined with nearby village Rhyd y Foel, had a population of 1,572, with around 23% of the population having some knowledge of the Welsh language. [cite web |url=http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/231/Llanddulas__Rhydyfoel.pdf| title=Llanddulas and Rhyd y Foel 2001 Key Statistics| work=Conwy County Borough Council| accessdate=2007-12-03| ]

Llanddulas is notable as being the place where Richard II was betrayed in 1399. [Black, Adam and Black, Charles (1857) "Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales", Adam and Charles Black (Edinburgh, 1857) p.32] It is also the birthplace of Lewis Valentine. It was also the location of a train accident in 1868 where 33 people died, still the worst rail disaster to have occurred in Wales.

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* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3488458 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanddulas and surrounding area]


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