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  1. Deganwy is a town in the county borough of Conwy, located along the banks of the River Conwy, two miles South of Llandudno.
  2. Deganwy is a Welsh town in the county borough of Conwy, North Wales, between the towns of Llandudno and Conwy. Move Up
  3. Deganwy is a Welsh town in the county borough of Conwy that owes much of its history to a series of English invasions. Move Up
  4. Deganwy is a large village on the mouth of the river Conwy in Wales. Move Up
  5. Deganwy is a fashionable residential village with many interesting antique and curio shops. Move Up

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  1. Deganwy has one bilingual primary school, Ysgol Deganwy.

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  1. The panorama shows the mouth of the Conwy Estuary from Deganwy Castle, the original defensive position of the area.

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  1. We have a selection of hotels in Deganwy, Gwynedd, hotels near all the attractions, places to see and things to do.

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  1. The LNWR built at Deganwy a rail connected riverside quay and wharfs, largely for the purpose of exporting slate by coastal steamer.

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  1. By 1080 the Normans controlled all the coastlands between the Clwyd and the Conway and built another castle at Deganwy.

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  1. The London and North Western Railway cut through from the Conwy Valley in 1879 providing Deganwy as an alternative harbour.

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  1. Today Deganwy is a fashionable residential village with many interesting antique and curio shops.

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  1. Also nearby is the small town and marina of Deganwy and these last four are in the traditional parish of Llanrhos.

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  1. Also nearby are the tourist towns of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay, and Deganwy Quay with a luxury restaurant and spa.
  2. The primary purpose of the line was to carry slate from the Ffestiniog quarries to a specially built quay at Deganwy for export by sea. Move Up

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  1. Built by the St. George's Harbour and Railway Company in 1858, this branch line heads north through Deganwy before terminating in the town.
  2. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. Move Up

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  1. Deganwy has a harbour, a small selection of shops and pubs, and retains the ruins of Deganwy Castle, built in 1082 but later demolished.
  2. Deganwy's most notable feature is Deganwy Castle, which, in the 6th century was the stronghold of Maelgwn Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd. Move Up
  3. The hill behind the town, known as the Vardre, has two rocky summits that were once home to fortifications including Deganwy Castle (Degannwy). Move Up

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  1. Conwy Castle and the walls offer a birdseye view of the harbour and Deganwy.

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  1. While he himself swept across north Wales and ravaged and destroyed every English castle and garrison other than Rhuddlan and Deganwy.

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  1. Deganwy - Sport - The town is associated with the resort of Llandudno, with its famous golf course lying between the two places.
  2. Wales itself Creuddyn Peninsula juts out of the North Wales coast and includes the towns of Llandudno, Rhos-on-Sea and Deganwy. Move Up
  3. The Quay Hotel & Spa has opened (July, 2006) at Deganwy Quay near to the town of Llandudno on the coast of North Wales. Move Up

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  1. Deganwy offers wonderful views over the sea and across to Anglesey.
  2. He even set foot in Anglesey, which looked temptingly near from Deganwy, and built a castle at Aberlleiniog. Move Up

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  1. The heart of Gwynedd was originally at Deganwy, where Maelgwn Gwynedd (died 547) had his stronghold, but later moved to Aberffraw on Anglesey.
  2. Deganwy appears to have been the capital of Gwynedd at this time, but this was later moved to Aberffraw on Anglesey. Move Up
  3. Llywelyn was able to recover all Gwynedd apart from the castles of Deganwy and Rhuddlan within two months in 1212. Move Up

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  1. Deganwy is a small town in the county borough of Conwy, Wales.
  2. The Conwy, springing from the northern side of the Eryri mountains, unites its waters with the sea under the noble castle of Deganwy. Move Up
  3. Conwy replaced Deganwy Castle, an earlier stronghold built by Henry III that had been destroyed by Llywelyn the Last in 1263. Move Up

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  1. Llywelyn destroyed his own castle at Deganwy and retreated west of the River Conwy.
  2. Conwy (formerly anglicised as Conway) is a town in Conwy county borough in north Wales, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy. Move Up
  3. Conwy (formerly Conway in English) is a town in Conwy county borough on the north coast of Wales, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy. Move Up

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  1. Deganwy is a small town in the county borough of Conwy, North Wales.
  2. It adjoins Deganwy and is to the east of the walled town of Conwy, which is on the opposite side of the River Conwy. Move Up
  3. By early December, Llywelyn controlled all of Gwynedd Is Conwy apart from the royal castles at Dyserth and Deganwy. Move Up

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  5. Countries > United Kingdom > Wales > North Wales Move Up
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