Deganwy (Middle Welsh
Degannwy,
Brythonic *
Decantouion) is a small town in
Conwy County Borough in
Wales with a population of 3,700. It lies in the
Creuddyn Peninsula alongside
Llandudno and
Rhos-on-Sea. Historically part of
Caernarfonshire, it is in a more English-speaking region of north Wales, with only 1 in 4 residents speaking Welsh as a first language. It is located south of
Llandudno and to the east of
Conwy, which is on the opposite side of the
River Conwy, and with which it forms the Conwy
community. Indeed, the name
Deganwy has been interpreted in modern times as
Din-Gonwy, which would mean "Fort on the River Conwy", but the historical spellings make it impossible for this to be the actual origin of the name although mentioned in Domesday Book is "the territory of the Decanae tribe". The original wooden castle was rebuilt in stone after 1210. Deganwy is in the
ecclesiastical parish of
Llanrhos, and has a
Victorian era Gothic parish church dedicated to
All Saints.