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Kinmel Bay is part of a large [[urban area]] which includes [[Abergele]], [[Pensarn]], Towyn, Rhyl and [[Prestatyn]]. |
Kinmel Bay is part of a large [[urban area]] which includes [[Abergele]], [[Pensarn]], Towyn, Rhyl and [[Prestatyn]]. |
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A ship, ''La Nave Reyes'' said to be part of the [[Spanish Armada]] and under the command of the [[Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia|Duke of Medina Sidonia]], sunk in the River Clwyd near Kinmel Bay in 1588 with the loss of 220,000 pesos of gold and silver. These coins are still being found today.{{cn|date=January 2016}} |
A ship, ''La Nave Reyes'' said to be part of the [[Spanish Armada]] and under the command of the [[Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia|Duke of Medina Sidonia]], sunk in the River Clwyd near Kinmel Bay in 1588 with the loss of 220,000 pesos of gold and silver. These coins are still being found today.{{cn|date=January 2016}} |
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Kinmel Bay was originally called Foryd before it grew in size, and that was the name of the former train station (See [[Foryd railway station]]). |
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Kinmel Bay
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.jpg) Houses on the Promenade, Kinmel Bay | |
| Population | 7,864 (including Towyn) (2001 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SH988803 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RHYL |
| Postcode district | LL18 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Kinmel Bay (Welsh: Bae Cinmel) in Conwy County Borough, north-east Wales is a suburb of Rhyl, which lies across the River Clwyd in the neighbouring county of Denbighshire.
According to the 2001 Census, together with neighbouring Towyn (to the west), it had a population of 7,864, of which 10.7% could speak Welsh.[1]
Kinmel Bay is part of a large urban area which includes Abergele, Pensarn, Towyn, Rhyl and Prestatyn. A ship, La Nave Reyes said to be part of the Spanish Armada and under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, sunk in the River Clwyd near Kinmel Bay in 1588 with the loss of 220,000 pesos of gold and silver. These coins are still being found today.[citation needed]
Kinmel Bay was originally called Foryd before it grew in size, and that was the name of the former train station (See Foryd railway station).
References
- ^ a b "Towyn & Kinmel Bay Key Statistics" (PDF). Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
External links
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