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Amenities & History
The village has one pub and around 30 houses. It was the centre of the limestoneLimestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
trade in the 17th century with most of the stone being used to build the hotels in Llandudno
Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
.
The village predates the quarries with a windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
and storage house whose charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
dates from 1580.
The Pub "the QueensHead" was votes Wales best pub 2009
The village played host to the Urdd Eisteddfod in May 2008.
The village used to have a school from 1875-1905 until the new school opened on Derwen Lane.
The village has a small chapel that dated back to 1890.
The windmill was built in 1503, but later rebuilt in 1707 and is now home to the Woods family.