Betws yn Rhos

Village in Conwy County Borough, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Betws yn Rhos

Location within Conwy

Population1,052 (2011)OS grid referenceSH906735Community

Betws yn Rhos

Principal area

Conwy

Preserved county

Clwyd

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53°14′49″N 3°38′20″W / 53.247°N 3.639°W / 53.247; -3.639

Betws yn Rhos (English: Chapel house in Rhos) is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales.

Betws yn Rhos is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Until 1974 it formed part of Denbighshire, but subsequent local government reorganisations saw it administered as part of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996, before its current administration as part of Conwy County Borough. At the 2001 census the population was 944,^[1] increasing to 1,052 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The village itself only has a population of 312.^[3] The community includes the small settlements of Llanelian-yn-Rhos, Trofarth, Dolwen , Bryn-y-maen, and Dawn.^[4]

Etymology

The first part of the name of the village comes from the Middle English word bedhus, meaning "prayer house", which became betws in Welsh.^[5] Bettws Newydd translates therefore to the new prayer house.

Sport

Betws yn Rhos is home to a football team who play in the Clwyd Football League.^[6] Betws yn Rhos enjoyed a good first season 2007/08 but have since been unable to recapture their form in the 2008/09 In the summer of 2011 Craig Hughes took over Betws yn Rhos FC, to become their 4th manager in the last 5 seasons. In 2011/12 the boundaries also changed and Betws yn Rhos now play in the newly formed Clwyd/Conwy Division.^[7]

Notable residents

T. Gwynn Jones (1871–1949), poet, scholar and journalist, who was born at Y Gwyndy Uchaf
Bruce Jones (born 1953), former Coronation Street actor who played Les Battersby^[8]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches to Llanfair Talhaiarn and has a total population of 2,122.^[9]

References

^ "Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Betws yn Rhos village population (W37000058)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Betws yn Rhos community (W04000107)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ Welsh Place Names Dictionary
^ Betws yn Rhos F.C. Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Betws Yn Rhos Football Club". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
^ "Petition launched to bring broke Les Battersby actor Bruce Jones back to Coronation Street", Planet Radio, 14 July 2015, retrieved 26 July 2017
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 May 2015.