[2] The resident population of the wider Conwy County Borough was estimated to be 116,200 in an ONS-estimate.

[3] The name 'Conwy' derives from the old Welsh words cyn (chief) and gwy (water), the river being originally called the 'Cynwy'.

[4][5][6][7] Conwy Castle and the town walls were built, on the instructions of Edward I of England, between 1283 and 1289, as part of his conquest of the principality of Wales.

However, the oldest structure is part of the town walls, at the southern end of the east side.

[18] The bridge is still in use on the North Wales Coast Line, along with the station, which is located within the town walls.

[21] Plas Mawr is an Elizabethan house built in 1576 by the Wynn family, which has been extensively refurbished to its 16th-century appearance and is now in the care of Cadw and open to the public.

It was in continuous occupation from the 16th century (and was even inhabited by a family at one point) until 1900 when the owner (a 6-foot (1.8 m) fisherman – Robert Jones) was forced to move out on the grounds of hygiene.

[23] Vardre Hall is a 19th-century Grade II listed building directly opposite to Conwy Castle.

[24] After lying empty for a number of years Vardre Hall changed hands again, and in 1999 was refurbished as a shop.

[26] Conwy Morfa, a marshy spit of land on the west side of the estuary, was probably the location where golf was first played on Welsh soil.

[31] Bus services in Conwy are operated mostly by Arriva Wales, with some by Llew Jones Coaches.

[42] In 1972 the borough council voted to change the spelling of the town's name from "Conway" to "Conwy".

[43] The municipal borough was abolished in 1974, with the area becoming part of the Aberconwy district in the new county of Gwynedd.