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Llanddulas
Village in Conwy County Borough, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. The village lies beneath the limestone hill of Cefn-yr-Ogof (670 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 2011 census, Llanddulas, combined with nearby village Rhyd y Foel, had a population of 1,542, with around 23% of the population having some knowledge of the Welsh language.[1]
Llanddulas is notable as being the place where Richard II was betrayed in 1399.[2] and is also the birthplace of Lewis Valentine. Between 1889 and 1952 the village had its own railway station.
According to legend, a cave on the mountain of Pen y Cefn was once the abode of the Devil, until the people of Llanddulas performed an exorcism at the cave to drive him away.[3] Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
In February 1990 a storm and high tide caused extensive flooding to the east of here, especially at Towyn and Kinmel Bay.[4][5] New coastal defence works were built along seven miles of coast from Old Colwyn to the River Clwyd. At Llanddulas these consist of Dolos concrete.
At Northern Towers, a gateway to Gwrych Castle, a battle is commemorated with four plaques.
Plas Dulas, now demolished, has literary associations with Evelyn Waugh and Noel Coward.[6] Waugh wrote the satirical novel Decline and Fall while staying there and his experiences during his visit inspired Llanabba Castle, a fictional school, in the novel.[7] During 1925, Waugh taught at Arnold House, a former private school in Llanddulas.
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