However, in modern Welsh Yr Achub roughly translates as The Saving or Safe place: there is a tradition that when enemy forces were in the area the locals would flee to Rachub for safety (although the village did not then exist).

The many ranks of terrace houses are served by a narrow foot lanes connected to the High Street.

At the top of the village and to the east of the High Street, slate and stone quarry waste heaps prevent further housing development.

This figure has since declined with the 2011 census indicating 73% of the population as Welsh speakers, with 82% having skills in Welsh The higher part of the village, which goes up towards the Carneddau mountains, is considerably more English-speaking than the lower parts of the village.

Villagers will variously say that they are from either Rachub, Llanllechid or Bethesda, depending on whichever one takes their fancy at the time.