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Nant Conwy Rural District

Coordinates: 53°08′13″N 3°47′42″W / 53.137°N 3.795°W / 53.137; -3.795
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Nant Conwy
Nant Conway (1934–1972)
History
 • Created1934
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byBorough of Aberconwy
StatusRural District
 • HQLlanrwst

Nant Conwy was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire from 1934 to 1974. The district was formed by a County Review Order, combining the areas of Geirionydd Rural District with most of Conwy Rural District and part of Ogwen Rural District. The name is derived from Nant Conwy, an historic cwmwd of the Kingdom of Gwynedd in the cantref of Arllechwedd.

The district contained the following civil parishes:

(1) Formerly in Conwy Rural District

(2) formerly in Geirionydd Rural District

(3) Formerly in Ogwen Rural District

From its creation in 1934 until 1972 the district's name was spelled "Nant Conway". The change to "Nant Conwy" took effect on 1 December 1972 after a vote by the council, following the example of the neighbouring town of Conwy which had changed the official spelling of its name in August 1972.[1]

In 1974 the rural district was abolished, with its area becoming part of the Borough of Aberconwy, one of five districts of the new county of Gwynedd.

References

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  1. ^ "Nant Conway Rural District Council". North Wales Weekly News. Conwy. 2 November 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 12 November 2022. ...resolved to change the name of the District from Nant Conway to Nant Conwy with effect from the 1st December, 1972.

53°08′13″N 3°47′42″W / 53.137°N 3.795°W / 53.137; -3.795