Maenan
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Maenan is a rural community in Conwy, Wales
, located approximately 4 miles to the north of Llanrwst
and 3 miles to the south of the village of Eglwysbach
. The population of the area is approximately 300 people, and more than 75% of the population are Welsh speakers
. Maenan shares a community council with the nearby village of Llanddoged
. The A470 trunk road passes through Maenan. The 2001 census shows that the villages of Llanddoged and Maenan had a combined population of 574.
background. Maenan has a mixture of dairy and lowland sheep farming.
Maenan has a micro-brewery based at Penrhwylfa. The brewery is known as Bragdy'r Nant and started in 2007, and is now supplying to a number of pubs across the region.
Tourism is a fairly active trade in Maenan, mostly hospitallity. There are a number of self-catering cottages, along with 2 hotels. The Maenan Abbey Hotel is the second site of Aberconwy Abbey
, a Cistercian abbey. Another hotel in Maenan is The Plas Maenan hotel, located about a mile further north of the Maenan Abbey Hotel on the A470.
, part of the Conwy Valley Line
. Bus services through Maenan are limited.
Maenan is best known for a view point known as Cadair Ifan Goch. From this view point most of the Conwy Valley can be viewed. The path to the view point starts from the old Ysgol Maenan school building. The walk to the view point is about a mile from the car park, but it's well worth the short walk.
in Llanrwst for secondary education. Most are eligible for free school transport.
was born and brought up in Maenan.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, located approximately 4 miles to the north of Llanrwst
Llanrwst
Llanrwst is a small town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It takes its name from the 5th century to 6th century Saint Grwst, and the original parish church in Cae Llan was replaced by the 12th-century church....
and 3 miles to the south of the village of Eglwysbach
Eglwysbach
Eglwysbach is a village in Conwy county borough, north Wales. The village plays host to an annual Agricultural show and horticultural show in August, which includes displays of local cattle, sheep, heavy and light horses, showjumping a horticulture marquee, fairground rides and trades stands...
. The population of the area is approximately 300 people, and more than 75% of the population are Welsh speakers
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
. Maenan shares a community council with the nearby village of Llanddoged
Llanddoged
Llanddoged is a small village which lies in the hills a little over a mile to the north of Llanrwst, in Conwy county borough, Wales. The village itself has a small population, with a surrounding rural farming community. Most of the population are Welsh speakers...
. The A470 trunk road passes through Maenan. The 2001 census shows that the villages of Llanddoged and Maenan had a combined population of 574.
Economy
Most of the population are from farming or agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
background. Maenan has a mixture of dairy and lowland sheep farming.
Maenan has a micro-brewery based at Penrhwylfa. The brewery is known as Bragdy'r Nant and started in 2007, and is now supplying to a number of pubs across the region.
Tourism is a fairly active trade in Maenan, mostly hospitallity. There are a number of self-catering cottages, along with 2 hotels. The Maenan Abbey Hotel is the second site of Aberconwy Abbey
Aberconwy Abbey
Aberconwy Abbey was a Cistercian foundation at Conwy, later transferred to Maenan near Llanrwst and in the 13th century was the most important abbey in North Wales....
, a Cistercian abbey. Another hotel in Maenan is The Plas Maenan hotel, located about a mile further north of the Maenan Abbey Hotel on the A470.
Public transport
Maenan is served by Dolgarrog railway stationDolgarrog railway station
Dolgarrog railway station is an unstaffed halt, and a request stop, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog and is located on the east bank of the River Conwy just across the A470 road from Plas Maenan, which was the home of Henry Jack, the Managing Director of the...
, part of the Conwy Valley Line
Conwy Valley Line
The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in north Wales. It runs from Llandudno via Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, and was originally part of the London and North Western Railway, being opened in stages to 1879...
. Bus services through Maenan are limited.
Maenan is best known for a view point known as Cadair Ifan Goch. From this view point most of the Conwy Valley can be viewed. The path to the view point starts from the old Ysgol Maenan school building. The walk to the view point is about a mile from the car park, but it's well worth the short walk.
Education
The school, Ysgol Maenan, closed in the early '90s. Children from Maenan now usually travel to Llanddoged or Eglwysbach for primary education, and to Ysgol Dyffryn ConwyYsgol Dyffryn Conwy
Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy is a bilingual co-educational comprehensive school in the town of Llanrwst in Conwy County Borough, North Wales. The school serves the community of Llanrwst and the many surrounding villages including the rural districts of Betws-y-Coed, Llangernyw and Cerrigydrudion...
in Llanrwst for secondary education. Most are eligible for free school transport.
Religion
Maenan has two chapels: Capel Tan Soar and Capel Salem (on the border with Llanddoged) - both offering services on a Sunday in Welsh.Famous people
The celebrated Welsh children's author Mary Vaughan JonesMary Vaughan Jones
Mary Vaughan Jones was a celebrated Welsh children's author and schoolteacher.She was born at 'Firs Cottage', Maenan near Llanrwst in 1918, and died in the Rhuddlan area, Clwyd in 1983...
was born and brought up in Maenan.