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Betws-y-Coed
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(23km/14m S of Conwy) Village which since the 19C has been a popular resort for the spectacular beauty of the surrounding countryside, now in the Snowdonia National Park. Three rivers, the Conwy, Llugwy and Lledr come tumbling down rocky courses to meet near here (the Swallow Falls on the Llugwy being perhaps the greatest local attraction). The name of the village means 'prayer house in the wood', relating to the mainly 14C Old Church which still survives. The stone Bridge of the Cauldron (Pont-y-Pair) over the Conwy dates from the 15C; the iron bridge crossing the Llugwy, by Thomas Telford, was named the Waterloo Bridge because it was built in 1815.
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