Bro Garmon
| Bro Garmon | |
| Denbighshire | |
|---|---|
 The Conwy Valley seen from Melin-y-coed | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH8155 |
| Location: | 53°5’2"N, 3°46’16"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 648 (2001) |
| Post town: | Llanrwst |
| Postcode: | LL26 |
| Dialling code: | 01690 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Conwy |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Aberconwy |
Bro Garmon is a parish in Denbighshire. It is located on the eastern side of the Conwy Valley adjacent to Caernarfonshire. It stretches from north-east of Llanrwst to just west of Pentrefoelas, and includes the villages of Capel Garmon, Glan Conwy, Melin-y-coed, Nebo, Oaklands and Pentre-tafarn-y-fedw. Moel Seisiog, on the eastern boundary, rises to a height of 1,535 ft. The main settlement, Capel Garmon, lies 2½ miles east of Betws-y-Coed, five miles north west of Pentrefoelas, 4½ miles south of Llanrwst and 16 miles south of Conwy. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 648.[1]
Saint Garmon's church, in Capel Garmon, was consecrated in 1862, but is no longer in use.[2] An Iron Age firedog, discovered buried in a nearby field in 1852, and now held at the National Museum of Wales, is considered to have been produced by a master craftsman. It depicts two mythical creatures, part horse and part bull, and is rated as one of the most important examples of decorative ironwork found in the United Kingdom.[3] To the south of the village, a Neolithic chamber tomb has been dated to 5,500 years ago.[4] Nearby, Melin Plas-yn-Rhos is a water-powered corn mill thought to date from the 18th century.[5]
Waterloo Bridge, which carries A5 road the across the River Conwy into Caernarfonshire towards Betws-y-Coed, was built by Thomas Telford in 1815, the year of the Battle of Waterloo, and is made wholly from cast iron.[6] It is Grade I listed,[7] and Cyffdy Hall, at Melin-y-coed, and Cilcennus at Oaklands are Grade II* listed.[8][9] Numerous houses, farm buildings and several bridges in the community are Grade II listed.
References
- ↑ "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Conwy". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790561. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Capel Garmon Parish Church". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/400510/details/CAPEL+GARMON+PARISH+CHURCH/. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Stunning Ironwork Firedog Discovered in Farmer's Field". Rhagor. National Museum of Wales. http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/rhagor/article/1940/. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Capel Garmon Burial Ghamber". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/94722/details/CAPEL+GARMON+BURIAL+CHAMBER/. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Melin Plas-yn-Rhos Corn Mill". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/24885/details/MELIN+PLAS-YN-RHOS+CORN+MILL%3BPLAS-YN-RHOS+MILL%3BY+FELIN%2C+NEAR+CAPEL+GARMON/. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed". Engineering Timelines. http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=755. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Waterloo Bridge, Bro Garmon". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-121-waterloo-bridge-bro-garmon. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Cyffdy Hall (Including Attached Coach House), Bro Garmon". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-123-cyffdy-hall-including-attached-coach-house-. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Cilcennus". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-112-cilcennus-bro-garmon. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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