Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community. The town is just off the North Wales Coast railway line which was opened as the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1848, became part of the London and North Western Railway in 1859, and part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Llandudno was specifically built as a mid-Victorian era holiday destination and is served by a branch railway line opened in 1858 from Llandudno Junction with stations at Deganwy and Llandudno.
Llandudno, Queen of the Welsh Resorts, a title first implied as early as 1864 is now the largest seaside resort in Wales, and lies on a flat land between the Welsh mainland and the Great Orme peninsula. Llandudno, which lies in Conwy County Borough, was formerly in the district of Aberconwy within Gwynedd, and prior to 1974 was in Caernarfonshire.
Modern Llandudno takes its name from the ancient parish of Saint Tudno but also encompasses several neighbouring townships and districts including Craig-y-Don, Llanrhos, and Penrhyn Bay. Also nearby is the small town and marina of Deganwy and these last four are in the traditional parish of Llanrhos. The ancient geographical boundaries of the Llandudno area are complex. Although they are on the eastern side of the River Conwy , the ancient parishes of Llandudno, Llanrhos and Llangystennin were in the medieval commote of Creuddyn in the Kingdom of Gwynedd, and afterwards part of Caernarfonshire. Today, Deganwy and Llandudno Junction are part of the town community of Conwy even though they are across the river from Conwy and linked to Conwy only by a causeway and a bridge.
Llandudno South Parade viewed from the Great Orme, with the twin mounds of Deganwy Castle in the distance
A view of the Great Orme from the Llandudno Lighthouse
Summit of the Great Orme
Llandudno Pier viewed from the Happy Valley gardens
A sunny corner in the Happy Valley gardens
Llandudno - The Great Orme Marine Drive
Mostyn Street stores and St. John's Methodist Church
Venue Cymru - The North Wales Theatre near the centre of the promenade
All the fun of the fair in Trinity Square at the Victorian Extravaganza
The Llandudno Lifeboat on the promenade
Open Air Sunday Morning Service at Saint Tudno's Church on the Great Orme
'Y Tabernacl' Welsh Baptist Chapel and from 2007 the Llandudno Heritage Centre
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