Kinmel Bay

Kinmel Bay
Welsh: Bae Cinmel

Houses on the Promenade, Kinmel Bay
Kinmel Bay
 Kinmel Bay shown within Conwy
Population 7,864 (including Towyn) (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSH988803
CommunityKinmel Bay and Towyn
Principal areaConwy
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town RHYL
Postcode district LL18
Dialling code 01745
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentClwyd West
Welsh AssemblyClwyd West
List of places
UK
Wales
Conwy

Coordinates: 53°18′36″N 3°31′08″W / 53.310°N 3.519°W / 53.310; -3.519

Kinmel Bay (Welsh: Bae Cinmel) in Conwy County Borough, north-east Wales is a suburb of Rhyl, which lies across the River Clwyd in the neighbouring county of Denbighshire.

According to the 2001 Census, together with neighbouring Towyn (to the west), it had a population of 7,864, of which 10.7% could speak Welsh.[1]

Kinmel Bay is part of a large urban area which includes Abergele, Pensarn, Towyn, Rhyl and Prestatyn. These are also tourist areas for spring/summer self-catering holidaymakers which include various caravan sites. A ship, La Nave Reyes said to be part of the Spanish Armada and under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, sunk in the River Clwyd near Kinmel Bay in 1588 with the loss of 220,000 pesos of gold and silver. These coins are still being found today.

Kinmel Bay was originally called Foryd before it grew in size, and that was the name of the former train station (See Foryd railway station). A reasonably large Asda superstore is located in Kinmel Bay, and picks up a lot of trade, especially during the summer months, from self-catering holidaymakers.

References

  1. 1 2 "Towyn & Kinmel Bay Key Statistics" (PDF). Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
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