Bro Garmon

{{Short description|Community in Conwy County Borough, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name = Dyffryn Conwy o Fwlch y Gwynt - Conwy Valley from Bwlch y Gwynt - geograph.org.uk - 1917255.jpg

| static_image_caption = The Conwy Valley seen from Melin-y-coed

| official_name = Bro Garmon

| welsh_name =

| country = Wales

| os_grid_reference = SH8155

| coordinates =

| population = 652

| population_ref = (2011)

| area_total_km2 = 54.67

| community_wales = Bro Garmon

| unitary_wales = Conwy

| lieutenancy_wales = Clwyd

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Aberconwy

| constituency_westminster = Aberconwy

| post_town = BETWS-Y-COED

| postcode_district = LL24

| postcode_area = LL

| post_town1 = LLANRWST

| postcode_district1 = LL26

| postcode_area1 = LL

| dial_code = 01690

| module= 240px
Map of the community

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Bro Garmon is a community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales. It is located on the eastern side of the Conwy Valley, stretching from north east of Llanrwst to just west of Pentrefoelas, and includes the villages of Capel Garmon, Glan Conwy, Melin-y-Coed, Nebo, Oaklands, Rhydlanfair and Pentre-tafarn-y-fedw. Moel Seisiog, on the eastern boundary, rises to a height of {{convert|1535|ft|m}}. The main settlement, Capel Garmon, lies {{convert|2.4|mi|km}} east of Betws-y-Coed, {{convert|5.2|mi|km}} north west of Pentrefoelas, {{convert|4.4|mi|km}} south of Llanrwst and {{convert|15.7|mi|km}} south of Conwy. At the 2001 census the community had a population of 648,{{cite web|title=Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Conwy|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790561|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043343/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790561|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}} increasing slightly at the 2011 census to 652.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121230&c=LL26+0NU&d=16&e=62&g=6489672&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1432301682095&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|accessdate=22 May 2015}}{{cite web| url = https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000108| title = Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics}}

Saint Garmon's church, in Capel Garmon, was consecrated in 1862, but is no longer in use.{{Coflein|desc=Capel Garmon Parish Church |num=400510 |accessdate=10 April 2013}} An Iron Age firedog, discovered buried in a nearby field in 1852, and now held at the National Museum of Wales, is considered to have been produced by a master craftsman. It depicts two mythical creatures, part horse and part bull, and is rated as one of the most important examples of decorative ironwork found in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|title=Stunning Ironwork Firedog Discovered in Farmer's Field|url=http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/rhagor/article/1940/|work=Rhagor|publisher=National Museum of Wales|accessdate=10 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105145400/http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/rhagor/article/1940/|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}} To the south of the village, a Neolithic chamber tomb has been dated to 5,500 years ago.{{Coflein|desc=Capel Garmon Burial Ghamber |num=94722 |accessdate=10 April 2013}} Nearby, Melin Plas-yn-Rhos is a water-powered corn mill thought to date from the 18th century.{{Coflein|desc=Melin Plas-yn-Rhos Corn Mill |num=24885 |accessdate=10 April 2013}}

Waterloo Bridge, which carries the A5 across the River Conwy to Betws-y-Coed, was built by Thomas Telford in 1815, the year of the Battle of Waterloo, and is made wholly from cast iron.{{cite web|title=Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed|url=http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=755|publisher=Engineering Timelines|accessdate=10 April 2013}} It is Grade I listed,{{cite web|title=Waterloo Bridge, Bro Garmon|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-121-waterloo-bridge-bro-garmon|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=10 April 2013}} and Cyffdy Hall, at Melin-y-coed, and Cilcennus at Oaklands are Grade II* listed.{{cite web|title=Cyffdy Hall (Including Attached Coach House), Bro Garmon|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-123-cyffdy-hall-including-attached-coach-house-|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=10 April 2013}}{{cite web|title=Cilcennus|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-112-cilcennus-bro-garmon|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=10 April 2013}} Hendre House is a Grade II listed building.{{National Historic Assets of Wales|desc=Hendre House|num=113|grade=II|access-date=22 February 2023}} Its gardens and grounds are listed, also at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.{{NHAW|uid=191|num=PGW(Gd)63(CON)|desc=Henddre House|class=HPG|access-date=6 February 2023}} Numerous other houses, farm buildings and several bridges in the community are also Grade II listed.

The community is part of the Uwch Conwy ward for elections to Conwy County Borough Council.