Pentrefoelas

Pentrefoelas
The Foelas Arms
Pentrefoelas
Pentrefoelas shown within Conwy
Population	356 (2011)
OS grid reference	SH872514
Community	Pentrefoelas
Principal area	Conwy
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BETWS-Y-COED
Postcode district	LL24
Dialling code	01690
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Clwyd West
Welsh Assembly	Clwyd West
List of places UK Wales Conwy 53°02′56″N 3°40′48″W / 53.049°N 3.680°W / 53.049; -3.680Coordinates: 53°02′56″N 3°40′48″W / 53.049°N 3.680°W / 53.049; -3.680

Pentrefoelas is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the A5 road between Betws-y-Coed to the west and Cerrigydrudion to the east. The Afon Merddwr river, a tributary of the River Conwy, flows through it. The community had a population of 356 at the time of the 2011 census, 70% were able to speak Welsh. It has an area of 53.86 km² and covers a large region around the village including part of Mynydd Hiraethog, Llyn Alwen and part of Alwen Reservoir.

The name of the village comes from pentre (Welsh for "village") and a nearby hill, Foel Las ("green bare-topped hill"). The hill is the site of a motte built around 1164 in the time of Owain Gwynedd. Old Voelas House (or Plas Foel Las), mansion of the Wynne family, was built at the foot of the hill in 1545. It was demolished in 1819 and a new site was established two kilometres to the west. The current Voelas Hall was built in 1961 and was designed by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis.

Other buildings around the village include:

View towards the village

Plas Iolyn

Gilar

Parish Church c. 1875

Graveyard, Pentrefoelas

Pentrefoelas watermill

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