Llandudno

Llandudno
Llandudno
	; Llandudno viewed from the Great Orme
Population	20,701 (2011 census)
Principal area	Conwy;
Ceremonial county	Clwyd;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANDUDNO
Postcode district	LL30
Dialling code	01492
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Aberconwy;
	List of places UK Wales Conwy

Llandudno (/lænˈdɪdnoʊ/) is a town, seaside resort and community in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is located on the Creuddyn Peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea, in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community currently has a population of 20,701.

History

Llandudno is the largest seaside resort in Wales, and as early as 1861 was being called "The Queen of the Welsh Watering Places". The town's name is derived from its patron saint, Saint Tudno. The town developed from Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements over many hundreds of years on the slopes of the limestone headland, known to seafarers as the Great Orme and to landsmen as the Creuddyn Peninsula. By 1847, the town had grown to a thousand people, served by the new church of St George, built in 1840.

It was specifically built as a mid-Victorian era holiday destination. The town's main modern-day attractions include the Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno Pier and Venue Cymru.