Colwyn Bay is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorporated within its postal district. Established as its own separate parish in 1844 with just a small grouping of homes and farms where the community of Old Colwyn stands today, Colwyn Bay has expanded to become the second-largest community and business centre in the north of Wales as well as the 14th largest in the whole of Wales with the urban statistical area, including Old Colwyn, Rhos-on-Sea, and Mochdre and Penrhyn Bay, having a population of 34,284 at the 2011 census.
Image: Colwyn Bay panorama
Image: Station Road in Colwyn Bay geograph.org.uk 2090426
Image: Penrhyn Road geograph.org.uk 51673
"Pier and Pavilion, Colwyn Bay, Wales", ca. 1890 - 1900.
Conwy County Borough is a county borough in the north of Wales. It borders Gwynedd to the west and south and Denbighshire to the east. The largest settlement is Colwyn Bay, and Conwy is the administrative centre.
View across the Conwy estuary from the Great Orme to Penmaenmawr and Snowdonia (Eryri)
Arms of Nefydd Hardd, Chirk Castle
