The parish was founded, according to tradition, when St. Bridget (Ffraid) is supposed to have sailed from Ireland on a green turf, and landed on a bank of the River Conwy, about a quarter of a mile west of the present church.

In 1905, the following nonconformist places of worship were to be found in the civil parish of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy:[4] All but Salem Fforddlas and Bryn Ebenezer are now closed.

[6] The Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Community Council is made up of twelve members, six from each of the two wards, Bryn Rhys and Fforddlas.

The school's web address is: https://glanconwy.conwy.sch.uk The village's main industry used to be dry docking and chandlery for the port of Conwy.

When the Telford (1826) and Stephenson (1848) bridges were built the village was cut off from the high seas and began a period of decline.

At Llandudno Junction, passengers can change for direct trains to London, Holyhead, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff.