Henryd

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Henryd is a small village on the western slopes of the Conwy valley in Conwy county borough, north Wales. It lies about two miles south of Conwy, off the B5106.

The river Henryd, a tributary of the river Conwy, flows through the village. The village has a chapel and a small primary school (Ysgol Llangelynnin).

The meaning of Henryd in English is "Old ford", with hen meaning "old" and rhyd (mutated to ryd) meaning "ford".

There are two housing estates in the village 'Maes refail' which is the council-built estate and the 1970s estate 'Erw fawr'. The oldest building in the village is Ffarm Henryd (Henryd Ffarm). The field behind Maes refail estate is known as Cae Ffarm (Ffarm field). The village well still exists in the field on the other side of the river.

The village is a popular starting point for walks in the northern Snowdonia mountains, especially the Carneddau. Nearby is Parc Mawr, [1] an area of woodland now owned by the Woodland Trust, who are replacing the 1960s-planted conifers with native species. Also nearby is the Roman road route through Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen, and the ancient 12th-century church of Llangelynnin.