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___MASK67___ (; ) is a large town in ___MASK89___ ___MASK96___ , between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley alongside the border with England . In ___MASK67___ County Borough , it is the largest town in ___MASK89___ ___MASK96___ and an administrative , commercial , retail and educational centre . ___MASK46___ is a ___MASK94___ resort town and community in the historic county of Denbighshire , situated on the north east coast of Wales , at the mouth of the River Clwyd ( Welsh : " Afon Clwyd "). To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay , with the resort of Towyn further west , Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south . At the 2011 Census , ___MASK46___ had a population of 25 , 149 . The conurbation of Abergele - ___MASK46___ - Prestatyn has a population of over 60 , 000 , with ___MASK46___ - Kinmel Bay having 31 , 229 people . ___MASK54___ is an area in north - west Wales , named after the old Kingdom of ___MASK54___ . As a local government area , it is the second biggest in Wales in terms of geographical area and also one of the most sparsely populated . A majority of the population are Welsh - speaking . The name ___MASK54___ is also used for a preserved county , covering the two local government areas of ___MASK54___ and the Isle of Anglesey . Culturally and historically , the name can also be used for most of North Wales ( for instance , the area covered by the ___MASK54___ Constabulary ), roughly corresponding to the territory of the Kingdom of ___MASK54___ at its greatest extent . The current area is 2 , 548 square km ( 983 . 78 sq miles , slightly smaller than Luxembourg ) with a population as measured in the 2011 Census of 121 , 874 . Friog is a small village in ___MASK89___ ___MASK96___ , near Fairbourne . Its lake and beach are a tourist attraction to over 1 , 000 visitors a year . Friog is notable for a rockfall - prone section of railway track , scene of two fatal accidents on the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway line . Colwyn Bay is a town , community and ___MASK94___ resort in ___MASK4___ County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea . Eight neighbouring communities are incorporated within its postal district . Established as its own separate parish in 1844 with just a small grouping of homes and farms where the community of Old Colwyn stands today , Colwyn Bay has expanded to become the second - largest community and business centre in the north of Wales as well as the 15th largest in the whole of Wales with the urban statistical area having a population of 31 , 353 at the 2011 census . ( Including Old Colwyn , Rhos - on - Sea , Mochdre and Llysfaen communities ]. Locally nicknamed " The Bay ". Llandudno is a ___MASK94___ resort , town and community in ___MASK4___ County Borough , Wales , located on the Creuddyn peninsula , which protrudes into the Irish Sea . In the 2011 UK census , the community , which includes Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside , had a population of 20 , 701 . The town ' s name is derived from its patron saint , Saint Tudno . ___MASK52___ ( or ; archaically the County Palatine of ___MASK68___ ; abbreviated Ches .) is a county in North West England , bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north , Derbyshire to the east , Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Wales to the west ( bordering Wrexham and Flintshire ). ___MASK52___ ' s county town is ___MASK68___ ; the largest town is Warrington . ___MASK96___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the ___MASK40___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK96___ has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Mid ___MASK96___ ( or simply " Y Canolbarth " " The Midlands ") is the name given to the central region of ___MASK96___ . The Mid ___MASK96___ Regional Committee of the National Assembly for ___MASK96___ covered the counties of ___MASK42___ and Powys and the area of ___MASK54___ that had previously been the district of Meirionydd . A similar definition is used by the BBC . The ___MASK96___ Spatial Plan defines a region known as " Central ___MASK96___ " which covers ___MASK42___ and Powys . If Mid ___MASK96___ is classed as ___MASK42___ and Powys , the area would be 6 , 962 square kilometres ( about the size of Cumbria ). Fairbourne is a village on the coast ___MASK33___ Barmouth Bay to the south ___MASK33___ the estuary ___MASK33___ the River Mawddach in ___MASK54___ , surrounded by the Snowdonia National Park . Before the seaside resort was built the coastal area was known as Morfa Henddol , while the outcrop now occupied by the Fairbourne Hotel was called Ynysfaig . Fairbourne was founded as a seaside resort by Arthur McDougall ( ___MASK33___ flour making fame .) It is in an area listed by ___MASK54___ council for managed retreat due to rising sea levels . ___MASK89___ ___MASK96___ is the northernmost unofficial region of ___MASK96___ . Retail , transport and educational infrastructure are centred on Wrexham , Rhyl , Colwyn Bay , Llandudno and Bangor . It is bordered to the south by the counties of ___MASK42___ and Powys in Mid ___MASK96___ , and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in ___MASK89___ West England . ___MASK15___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK97___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies ___MASK8___ of ___MASK15___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the ___MASK74___ . ___MASK15___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body ___MASK33___ brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it , and with a free connection to the open sea . A ___MASK94___ resort is a resort town or resort hotel , located on the coast . Sometimes it is also an officially accredited title , that is only awarded to a town when the requirements are met ( like the title " Seebad " in Germany ). ___MASK92___ ( or ; Welsh : ) is a principal area , local - government county and preserved county in Mid Wales . It is named after the successor Kingdom of ___MASK92___ , which formed after the Romans withdrew from Britain . ___MASK42___ is a county in Mid Wales . In the Middle Ages , it was a minor kingdom also known for a time as Seisyllwg . Following its Norman conquest , the name was anglicised to Cardigan and then Cardiganshire and it began to be administered as a county in 1282 . The county had a population of 75 , 900 at the 2011 UK census . Its largest town , Aberystwyth , is one of the two administrative centres ; the other being Aberaeron . Aberystwyth houses Aberystwyth University , Bronglais Hospital and the National Library of Wales . The inland town of Lampeter houses part of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David . More than half the population speak the Welsh language and the county is considered a centre of Welsh culture . ___MASK25___ ( or ; alternatively Salop ; abbreviated , in print only , Shrops ; demonym Salopian ) is a county located between ___MASK79___ in England and ___MASK96___ . It borders ___MASK92___ and Wrexham in ___MASK96___ to the west and north - west , Cheshire to the north , Staffordshire to the east , Worcestershire to the south - east and Herefordshire to the south . ___MASK25___ Council was created in 2009 , a unitary authority taking over from the previous county council and five district councils . The borough of ___MASK7___ and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the ceremonial county . Barmouth (( formal ); " Y Bermo " ( colloquial )) is a town in the county ___MASK33___ ___MASK54___ , north - western Wales , lying on the estuary ___MASK33___ the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay . Located in the Historic county ___MASK33___ Merionethshire , the Welsh form ___MASK33___ the name is derived from " Aber " ( estuary ) and the river ' s name , " Mawddach ".