Rhyd-y-foel is a small village near the coast of

north Wales North Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdon ...

in the area of Rhos in the County Borough of

Conwy Conwy (, ), previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. The walled town and castle stand on the west bank of the River Conwy, facing Deganwy ...

, Wales. It is named after the old

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(Welsh: ''rhyd'') over the River Dulas. It lies at the foot of the western slopes of Pen y Corddyn Mawr, an

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on the River Dulas, about a mile south of the village of

Llanddulas 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-Og ...

. It is a

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area, with

Abergele Abergele (; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county b ...

to the east and

Betws yn Rhos is a village and Community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Betws yn Rhos is located about inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Until 1974, it was part of Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire, but s ...

to the south.

Notes

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Rhyd y Foel and surrounding area
Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel Villages in Conwy County Borough {{Conwy-geo-stub