CONWY Definition & Meaning

Conwy

[kon-wee]

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noun

a county in northern Wales. 435 sq. mi. (1,126 sq. km).
a town in the county of Conwy, in northern Wales.

Conwy

/ ˈ��ɒ�Է�ɪ /

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Former name: Conway.��a market town and resort in N Wales, in Conwy county borough on the estuary of the River Conwy: medieval town walls, 13th-century castle. Pop: 3847 (2001)
a county borough in N Wales, created in 1996 from parts of Gwynedd and Clwyd. Pop: 110 900 (2003 est). Area: 1130 sq km (436 sq miles)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Conwy¹

Originally Cynwy, from older Welsh cyn “first, chief” (compare modern Welsh cyn- “first, former, ex-”) + -wy “liquid, water,” a common suffix used in river names; Rhondda Cynon Taf ( def. )

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Among the archives and manuscripts missing are deeds of 13th Century Powis Castle, and "rolls" and "pedigree" documents from Gwrych Castle in Abergele, Conwy county, which twice hosted ITV's I'm A Celebrity...

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Four days later his body was found in the sea and a paramedic at Conwy lifeboat station confirmed his death.

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Mid and north Wales had a particularly dry April, with rivers such as the Conwy, Dee and Wye ranked as notably low, according to CEH's reports.

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Dean Mears, 34, from Kinmel Bay, Conwy county, admitted the manslaughter of Catherine Flynn on 24 October 2024, but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

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Dean Mears, 34, from Bodelwyddan Avenue, Kinmel Bay, Conwy county, spent just two minutes inside the property in Rhyl, Denbighshire, last October.

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