Colwyn

Colwyn

Area
 • 1974 136,566.2 acres (552.664 km2)
Population
 • 1973 45,990
History
 • Created 1974
 • Abolished 1996
 • Succeeded by Conwy county borough,
Denbighshire
Status Borough
 • HQ Colwyn Bay

This article is about Colwyn, Wales. It is not to be confused with Colwyn, Pennsylvania.

The Borough of Colwyn was one of six districts of the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales, from 1974 to 1996.

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from the following parts of the administrative county of Denbighshire:

The borough was abolished in 1996, when wales was divided into unitary authorities created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. The area of Colwyn was split: a large part going to Aberconwy and Colwyn county borough, (soon renamed as Conwy), and the remainder going to Denbighshire unitary authority.

Colwyn is currently an electoral ward. It consists in part the Community of Old Colwyn with a total population of 4,566[2]

Colwyn is twinned with Konstanz, Germany and Roissy-en-Brie, France.

References

  1. ↑
    • Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ↑ "Ward of Colwyn 2011". Retrieved 21 May 2015.

Coordinates: 53°10′N 3°35′W / 53.17°N 3.58°W / 53.17; -3.58


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