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| Dolgarrog | |
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 A pair of Pelton wheels in the grounds of Dolgarrog Power Station | |
  Dolgarrog Location within Conwy | |
| Population | 446 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SH768676 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CONWY |
| Postcode district | LL32 |
| Dialling code | 01492 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Dolgarrog is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales, situated between Llanrwst and Conwy, very close to the Conwy River. The village is well known for its industrial history since the 18th century and the Eigiau dam disaster, which occurred in 1925. The population was 414 at the 2001 Census,[1] increasing to 446 at the 2011 Census.[2] The community extends up to, and includes part of, Llyn Cowlyd in the Carneddau.
The village is served by Dolgarrog railway station, a halt on the other side of the river Conwy, The bridge allowing access to the station was slated for closure in 2021 due to it being structurally unsafe, but reopened after repairs in 2023.[3]
Surf Snowdonia, the world's first commercial artificial surfing lake, is located in Dolgarrog on the site of the old aluminium factory.
Across the valley is the crag of Cadair Ifan Goch.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics (28 April 2004). "View or Download Data: view full dataset". Neighbourhood Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Village cut off from its own train station - after £1m spent revamping it". 17 February 2021.