Betws yn Rhos

Betws yn Rhos

Saint Michael's Church
Betws yn Rhos
Betws yn Rhos shown within Conwy
Population 1,052 (2011)
OS grid reference SH906735
Community
  • Betws yn Rhos
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ABERGELE
Postcode district LL22
Dialling code 01745
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly

Betws yn Rhos is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales.

Betws yn Rhos is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Until 1974 it formed part of Denbighshire, but subsequent local government reorganisations saw it administered as part of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996, before its current administration as part of Conwy County Borough. At the 2001 census the population was 944,[1] increasing to 1,052 at the 2011 census.[2]

Sport

Betws yn Rhos is home to a football team who play in the Clwyd Football League.[3] Betws yn Rhos enjoyed a good first season 2007/08 but have since been unable to recapture their form in the 2008/09 In the summer of 2011 Craig Hughes took over Betws yn Rhos FC, to become their 4th manager in the last 5 seasons. In 2011/12 the boundaries also changed and Betws yn Rhos now play in the newly formed Clwyd/Conwy Division.[4]

Notable residents

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches to Llanfair Talhaiarn and has a total population of 2,122.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy
  2. ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Betws yn Rhos F.C. Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Petition launched to bring broke Les Battersby actor Bruce Jones back to Coronation Street", Planet Radio, 14 July 2015, retrieved 26 July 2017
  6. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 May 2015.


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