What is Deganwy?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Deganwy | population = 3,936 | population_ref = (2011 census) |unitary_wales= [[Conwy County Borough|Conwy]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Clwyd]] |region= Aberconwy |constituency_westminster= [[Aberconwy (Assembly constituency)|Aberconwy]] |post_town= [[Conwy|CONWY]] |postcode_district = LL31 |postcode_area= LL |dial_code= 01492 |os_grid_reference= SH778795 |london_distance= |static_image= Deganwy_town_and_castle.jpg |static_image_caption= Deganwy }} '''Deganwy''', or '''Degannwy''' in Middle Welsh, is a small [[town]] and electoral ward on the [[Creuddyn Peninsula]] in [[Conwy County Borough]], [[Wales]]. It is a relatively small town most notable for [[Deganwy Castle]], situated 110 m above the town. In the [[6th century]], it was fortified as the stronghold of [[Maelgwn Gwynedd]], king of [[Gwynedd]]. Nowadays, it is located in [[Conwy County Borough]] but historically it was located in [[Caernarfonshire]]. The town currently has a population of 3,936. The town has a [[Deganwy railway station|railway station]] on the [[Llandudno]] Branch Line and the [[Conwy Valley line]]. [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|Transport for Wales]] provide direct trains to [[Llandudno]], [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], [[Chester]], [[Manchester]] and [[Crewe]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Deganwy4102774X.JPG|Deganwy Marina File:Deganwy_Station_Northbound_looking_towards_Llandudno.jpg|[[Deganwy railway station|Deganwy station]] File:Cychod_ar_draeth_Deganwy_-_Boats_on_Deganwy_Beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1718338.jpg|Boats on Deganwy Beach File:Castell_Degannwy_Deganwy_Castle_Sir_Ddinbych_Wales_09.JPG|[[Deganwy Castle]] </gallery> [[Category:Towns in Conwy]]