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Cyffylliog (also ''Y Gyffylliog'' in

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) is a village and

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Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

, Wales. It is situated to the west of

Ruthin Ruthin ( ; cy, Rhuthun) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. It is Denbighshire's county town. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas ...

on the banks of the

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. The community covers an area of 31.59 km² and includes the

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of Bontuchel and a section of

Clocaenog Forest The Clocaenog Forest is in west Denbighshire and east Conwy, Wales on Mynydd Hiraethog. It takes its name from the village of Clocaenog, near Ruthin. History It is in extent, mostly coniferous softwoods under the control of Natural Resour ...

. It had a population of 495 at the time of the 2011 census, a slight increase from 484 during the 2001 census. The name of the village means "place of pollard trees/stumps" and comes from the Welsh word ''cyffyll'' meaning stumps. The village has a small, bilingual primary school, Ysgol Cyffylliog, which had 25 pupils in 2011.

Church of St Mary

The village church, St. Mary's, dates from the late 12th century but has been extensively renewed since that time including an almost complete rebuilding in 1876. Although the church has been arduously restored, it retains its late medieval ceiling and an unusual Georgian ‘hearse house’. The church is open for private prayer at all times. The village also has a

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chapel, Salem Chapel.The Presbyterian Church of Wales:
Salem, Cyffylliog
'. Accessed 15 April 2013.

Red Lion Hotel

A small village pub owned by Major and Nita. Serving traditional pub food alongside a Punjabi Cuisine.

References

Villages in Denbighshire {{Denbighshire-geo-stub