Place:Penrhyn Bay, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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NamePenrhyn Bay
Alt namesPenrhyn Baysource: from redirect
TypeTownship, Chapelry, Civil parish
Coordinates53.314°N 3.77°W
Located inCaernarvonshire, Wales     ( - 1974)
Also located inGwynedd, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
Conwy, Wales     (1996 - )
See alsoLlan Rhos, Caernarvonshire, Walesecclesiastical parish in which it had roots
Conwy Rural, Caernarvonshire, Walesrural district 1894-1934
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Walesmunicipal borough into which it was part absorbed in 1934
Conwy, Caernarvonshire, Walesurban district into which it was part absorbed in 1934
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Penrhyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Penrhyn) is a small town on the northern coast of Wales, since 1974 in Conwy county borough, within the parish or community of Llandudno, and part of the ecclesiastical parish of Llan Rhos.

It is considered to be a residential suburb of Llandudno lying east of the Little Orme. It adjoins the resort of Rhos on Sea and covers a large part of the Creuddyn peninsula. The population of Penrhyn Ward at the 2011 UK census was 4,883.

Until 1974 Penrhyn Bay was in the historic county of Caernarvonshire and between 1974 and 1996 in the preserved county of Gwynedd.

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