Pentrefoelas

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Pentrefoelas
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Pentrefoelas
Location within Conwy
Population356 (2011)
OS grid reference SH872514
Community
  • Pentrefoelas
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BETWS-Y-COED
Postcode district LL24
Dialling code 01690
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53°02′56″N3°40′48″W / 53.049°N 3.680°W / 53.049; -3.680

Pentrefoelas is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the A5 road between Betws-y-Coed to the west and Cerrigydrudion to the east. The Afon Merddwr river, a tributary of the River Conwy, flows through it. The community had a population of 356 at the time of the 2011 census, [1] 70% were able to speak Welsh. [2] It has an area of 53.86 km2 and covers a large region around the village including part of Mynydd Hiraethog, Llyn Alwen and part of Alwen Reservoir. [3] It is in the electoral ward of Llangernyw. The community includes the small settlement of Rhydlydan.

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The name of the village comes from pentre (Welsh for "village") and a nearby hill, Foel Las ("green bare-topped hill"). [4] The hill is the site of a motte built around 1164 in the time of Owain Gwynedd. Old Voelas House (or Plas Foel Las), mansion of the Wynne family, was built at the foot of the hill in 1545. It was demolished in 1819 and a new site was established two kilometres to the west. The current Voelas Hall was built in 1961 and was designed by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis. [3] [5]

Other buildings around the village include:

Climate

Climate data for Alwen 345m amsl (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–2019)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)14.8
(58.6)		16.1
(61.0)		21.1
(70.0)		22.5
(72.5)		24.5
(76.1)		30.0
(86.0)		31.4
(88.5)		30.8
(87.4)		28.0
(82.4)		22.8
(73.0)		18.5
(65.3)		14.0
(57.2)		31.4
(88.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.3
(43.3)		6.4
(43.5)		8.4
(47.1)		11.1
(52.0)		14.4
(57.9)		16.6
(61.9)		18.4
(65.1)		17.8
(64.0)		15.8
(60.4)		12.2
(54.0)		9.0
(48.2)		6.8
(44.2)		11.9
(53.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)3.1
(37.6)		3.2
(37.8)		4.7
(40.5)		6.8
(44.2)		9.8
(49.6)		12.3
(54.1)		14.3
(57.7)		13.9
(57.0)		11.8
(53.2)		8.8
(47.8)		5.9
(42.6)		3.6
(38.5)		8.2
(46.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)0.0
(32.0)		0.1
(32.2)		0.9
(33.6)		2.6
(36.7)		5.3
(41.5)		8.0
(46.4)		10.1
(50.2)		9.8
(49.6)		7.8
(46.0)		5.4
(41.7)		2.7
(36.9)		0.5
(32.9)		4.4
(40.0)
Record low °C (°F)−16.7
(1.9)		−16.7
(1.9)		−17.2
(1.0)		−9.5
(14.9)		−6.1
(21.0)		−2.5
(27.5)		−1.1
(30.0)		−1.1
(30.0)		−3.3
(26.1)		−5.0
(23.0)		−12.0
(10.4)		−16.8
(1.8)		−17.2
(1.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)149.4
(5.88)		116.0
(4.57)		96.5
(3.80)		90.4
(3.56)		87.6
(3.45)		81.0
(3.19)		84.6
(3.33)		90.9
(3.58)		104.2
(4.10)		141.8
(5.58)		152.7
(6.01)		178.2
(7.02)		1,373.3
(54.07)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)18.115.315.013.813.411.813.314.314.016.819.619.1184.5
Source 1: Meteoclimat [14]
Source 2: KNMI (extremes) [15]

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  1. ↑ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Pentrefoelas (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Area: Pentrefoelas (Parish): Welsh Language Skills, 2011 (KS207WA)". Office for National Statistics.
  3. 1 2 3 Davies, John; Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines & Peredur I. Lynch (2008) The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, University of Wales Press, Cardiff.
  4. ↑ Owen, Hywel Wyn & Richard Morgan (2007) Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales, Gomer Press, Llandysul, Ceredigion.
  5. ↑ "Voelas, Pentrefoelas". British Listed Buildings.
  6. ↑ "Plas Iolyn, Pentrefoelas". British Listed Buildings.
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  14. ↑ "Aldergrove Climate Period: 1991-2020". Meteoclimat. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "KNMI - Alwen minimum temperature time series". KNMI . Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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