Betws yn Rhos

{{Infobox UK place

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| static_image_caption = Saint Michael's Church

| label_position = bottom

| country = Wales

| welsh_name =

| coordinates = {{coord|53.247|-3.639|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Betws yn Rhos

| community_wales = Betws yn Rhos

| unitary_wales = Conwy

| lieutenancy_wales = Clwyd

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Clwyd West

| constituency_westminster = Bangor Aberconwy

| post_town = ABERGELE

| postcode_district = LL22

| post_town1 = COLWYN BAY

| postcode_district1 = LL29

| postcode_area = LL

| postcode_area1 = LL

| dial_code = 01745

| os_grid_reference = SH906735

| population = 1052

| population_ref = (2011)

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Map of the community

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{{langnf|cy|Betws yn Rhos|chapel house in Rhos|italic=no}} is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales.

Betws yn Rhos is located about {{convert|5|mi|km}} inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Until 1974, it was 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,{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=ac1f930b30d5949f8001401f4363ae9beb81c0a9b241?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790561&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1280 |title=Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy |access-date=8 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829060522/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=ac1f930b30d5949f8001401f4363ae9beb81c0a9b241?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790561&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1280 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |url-status=dead }} increasing to 1,052 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120653&c=LL22+8AF&d=16&e=62&g=6489314&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1432146395401&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|accessdate=20 May 2015}}

The village itself only has a population of 312.{{NOMIS2011|id=W37000058|title=Betws yn Rhos village population|accessdate=31 May 2019}} The community includes the small settlements of Llanelian-yn-Rhos, Trofarth, Dolwen, Bryn-y-maen, and Dawn.{{NOMIS2011|id=W04000107|title=Betws yn Rhos community|accessdate=31 May 2019}}

File:Moelfre_Uchaf.jpg rises above Betws]]

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.[http://kimkat.org/amryw/1_enwau/enwau_lleoedd_cymru_geirfa_a_0817e.htm Welsh Place Names Dictionary] Bettws Newydd translates therefore to the new prayer house.

Sport

Betws yn Rhos is home to a football team that plays in the Clwyd Football League.[http://clwydfootballleague.co.uk/Club_Directory.htm#betwsynrhos Betws yn Rhos F.C.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223100113/http://clwydfootballleague.co.uk/Club_Directory.htm#betwsynrhos |date=December 23, 2008 }}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/betwsynrhosfootballclub/ |title=Betws Yn Rhos Football Club |access-date=2011-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022074713/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/betwsynrhosfootballclub/ |archive-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead }}

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{{citation|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/wave-105/entertainment/celebrity/petition-launched-bring-broke-les-battersby-actor-bruce-jones-back-coronation-street/|title=Petition launched to bring broke Les Battersby actor Bruce Jones back to Coronation Street|work=Planet Radio|date=14 July 2015|accessdate=26 July 2017}}

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches to Llanfair Talhaiarn and has a total population of 2,122.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/betws-yn-rhos-w05000114#sthash.yWczaWiD.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=20 May 2015}}

References

External links

[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3152 A Vision of Britain Through Time]
[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wales/conwy/betws+yn+rhos British Listed Buildings]
[http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/eglwysi/betwsynrhos.htm Clwyd Churches: Betws yn Rhos]
[http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/eglwysi/brynymaen.htm Clwyd Churches: Bryn-y-maen]
[http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/eglwysi/llaneilian.htm Clwyd Churches: Llaneilian-yn-Rhos]
[http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/conwy/16714.htm Eastern Conwy Churches Survey: Betws yn Rhos]
[http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/conwy/16713.htm Eastern Conwy Churches Survey: Llanelian-yn-Rhos]
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/DEN/BetwsynRhos/index.html Genuki]
[https://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=336104 Geograph]
[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=7&r=1&i=1001&m=0&s=1366013338854&enc=1&areaSearchText=Betws+yn+Rhos&areaSearchType=16&extendedList=true&searchAreas= Office for National Statistics]