Welcome to Penrhynside

                              The use of the name Penrhynside first appeared in the 1880’s. Before that, groups of dwellings were referred to by name,                                                                  Pen-y-Cae, Craig Lwyd, Ty Llwyd or more often “Of Penrhyn”. By 1851 the number of dwellings had doubled still mostly occupied                                                     by farm workers and some being occupied by stone masons. The years that followed marked the period when Penrhynside developed                                                                   from a group of scattered cottages, into a village community. A small chapel had been built at the bottom of Fron Deg road and both the                                                                            Cross Keys and the Penrhyn Arms had opened their doors to customers. The village hasn’t expanded outwards as is usually the case                                                                                  but expanded inwards, so the boundaries have remained constant from its earliest days. In the present times the village has lost                                                                                     all its shops and chapels but still retains the two pubs and the village hall