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Deganwy

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570: 558: 52: 878: 1552: 508: 34: 59: 1540: 222: 443:, which would mean "Fort on the River Conwy", but the historical spellings make it impossible for this to be the actual origin of the name although mentioned in Domesday Book is "the territory of the Decanae tribe". In Middle Welsh, it was written as 388:, the peninsula is in a region of north Wales where as many as 1 in 3 of residents are able to speak Welsh, and is home to some of the most expensive streets in Wales. Deganwy is located to the east of the town of 1474: 1524: 1499: 569: 557: 262: 288: 1479: 1492: 1487: 246: 1449: 270: 280: 1519: 101: 1514: 1469: 208: 1582: 1577: 1459: 316: 520: 703: 551:
with its accompanying housing and hotel accommodation was established on the site of the former slate wharfs early in the 21st century.
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on the Llandudno branch line with an hourly train service to and from
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www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Deganwy and surrounding area
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Deganwy has one bilingual primary school, Ysgol Deganwy.
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Deganwy All Saints Church
Deganwy is located in Conwy
Conwy
OS grid reference
SH778795
Community
Principal area
Conwy
Preserved county
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
LL31
Dialling code
Police
North Wales
Fire
North Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Bangor Aberconwy
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Aberconwy
UK
Wales

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