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Eglwysbach is a village and community in Conwy county borough, Wales. The village plays host to an annual Agricultural show and horticultural show in August, which includes displays of local cattle, sheep, heavy and light horses, showjumping a horticulture marquee, fairground rides and trades stands. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 928, increasing slightly to 935 at the 2011 census.
54% of the residents of Eglwysbach speak the Welsh language, as recorded in the 2001 census.
Nearby is Bodnant Garden, a National Trust property.
The village boasts a traditional public house at its centre, The Bee Inn, whose flag is proudly displayed by its patrons at various Wales International Football matches abroad.
Census key statistics
retrieved 20 October 2006
Results of the 2001 census of population on the language in electoral wards
retrieved 20 October 2006.
A Vision of Britain Through Time
British Listed Buildings
Eglwysbach
Geograph
Office for National Statistics
{{Conwy Valley
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parish church is in the Diocese of St Asaph of the Church in Wales.
The name ''Eglwysbach'' can be taken to mean 'the small/insignificant church', thus it has the same meaning as Ecclefechan, Scotland. Both locations are derived from a Brythonic
Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to:
*Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain
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Governance
Anelectoral ward
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in the same name exists. This ward stretches south from Eglwysbach to include Llanddoged with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,537.
References
Census key statistics
retrieved 20 October 2006
Results of the 2001 census of population on the language in electoral wards
retrieved 20 October 2006.
External links
A Vision of Britain Through Time
British Listed Buildings
Eglwysbach
Geograph
Office for National Statistics
{{Conwy Valley