Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst and Trefriw Through TimeAuthor(s): John Barden Davies\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Amberley Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781445650890, 978-1445650890\nSynopsis\nThe communities of Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst and Trefriw are located where the beautiful Conwy Valley meets the spectacular Snowdonia National Park. Betws-y-Coed, meaning the prayer house in the woods boasts the title of North Wales most popular inland resort. The community developed from ancient times when St Michaels Church was built and later became a centre for lead mining. When Telfords London to Holyhead road came through in the early nineteenth century and the railway came in 1868, Betws grew rapidly as a tourist destination.\n\nThe village is situated where the three rivers Llugwy, Lledr and Machno meet the river Conwy, and among its attractions are the famous Swallow Falls and Pont y Pair. Betws-y-Coeds neighbour, Llanrwst, developed as a market town in the.