Penrhyn Bay
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 The Church of Saint David in Penrhyn Bay (Parish of Llanrhos) | |
  Penrhyn Bay Location withinConwy | |
| Population | 4,883 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SH822812 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode district | LL30 |
| Dialling code | 01492 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
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| 53°18′50″N3°46′12″W / 53.314°N 3.770°W /53.314; -3.770 | |
Penrhyn Bay (Welsh:Bae Penrhyn "headland bay"[1]) is a seaside town on the northern coast ofWales, inConwy county borough, within theparish orcommunity ofLlandudno, and part of theecclesiastical parish ofLlanrhos. It is a prosperous village, with a cluster of local shops, apub, aparish church and a modern medical centre with doctors' surgery at the foot of the pass over the shoulder of theLittle Orme from Llandudno Bay. Here there is aWelsh-mediumprimary school calledYsgol Glanwydden and asecondary school using the samemedium of instruction calledYsgol y Creuddyn. It is considered to be aresidentialsuburb ofLlandudno lying east of the Little Orme. It adjoins the resort ofRhos-on-Sea and covers a large part of theCreuddyn peninsula. The population of Penrhyn Ward at the 2011 census was 4,883.[2]
The oldest building in Penrhyn Bay is Penrhyn Old Hall dating from the early 15th century. It was the home of the Pugh family whose fortunes faded through the high fines imposed forRecusancy and their staunch adherence to theCatholic Church in Wales, even when their tenants and neighbours increasingly conformed toAnglicanism. On 14 April 1587, printing material forCatholicWelsh-language literature was found in a cave on the Little Orme, where it is believed to have been used by Robert Pugh (squire of Penrhyn Hall) and hischaplain and future CatholicmartyrWilliam Davies to printY Drych Cristianogawl ('The Christian Mirror'), one of the first books ever printed in theWelsh language. They had taken refuge there during the persecution of Catholics instigated byQueen Elizabeth I in May 1586.
On the grounds of the Penrhyn Hall are the ruins of amedievalchapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Penrhyn, last used by theChurch in Wales for Anglican worship c.1930. The Pugh family also held a charter and built awindmill to serve their land in the nearby village ofGlanwydden the first charter dating 1580. In addition to being the Welsh equivalent toScalan, Penrhyn Hall is also important as the birthplace of Welsh-languageCavalier poet and collector of localoral traditionGwilym Puw and now serves as both a villagepub andrestaurant.
Originally a small farming community, Penrhyn Bay came to rely heavily on the employment opportunities of thelimestonequarry operating since the mid-19th century, and served by its ownnarrow gauge railway, but quarrying ceased in 1936. However, Penrhyn Bay expanded rapidly in the 20th century to become a desirablesuburb of Llandudno, with developments taking place in the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s. Most recently, in the 1990s, further large development of family homes took place to the south of the town. The village also has a school called Ysgol Glanwydden which was built in 1910.
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