Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch is a village and local government

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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, including the villages of Llanrhaeadr and Pentre Llanrhaeadr and several hamlets, including Saron, Pant Pastynog, Prion, Peniel and part of

Mynydd Hiraethog Denbigh Moors (Welsh language, Welsh: Mynydd Hiraethog) is an upland region in Conwy County Borough, Conwy and Denbighshire in north-east Wales, between Snowdonia and the Clwydian Range. It includes the large reservoirs Llyn Brenig and Llyn Alwen ...

. It lies in the

Vale of Clwyd The Vale of Clwyd ( cy, Dyffryn Clwyd) is a tract of low-lying ground in the county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales. The Vale extends south-southwestwards from the coast of the Irish Sea for some 20 miles (about 30 km) forming a triangl ...

near the A525 road between

Denbigh Denbigh (; cy, Dinbych; ) is a market town and a community in Denbighshire, Wales. Formerly, the county town, the Welsh name translates to "Little Fortress"; a reference to its historic castle. Denbigh lies near the Clwydian Hills. History ...

and

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 ...

. It was also known under the anglicised spellings of Llanrhaiadr in Kinmerch in the nineteenth century, and Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch, officially until 6 September 1968. The Community population taken at the 2011 census was 1,038. St Dyfnog Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch ger Rhuthun Sir Ddinbych 28

St Dyfnog Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch ger Rhuthun Sir Ddinbych 28

The medieval parish church of St Dyfnog contains a

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window, dating from 1533, described as "the finest glass window in all Wales, exceeded by few in England", which was originally part of

Basingwerk Abbey Basingwerk Abbey ( cy, Abaty Dinas Basing) is a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The abbey, which was founded in the 12th century, belonged to the Order of Cistercians. It maintained significant lands in the Englis ...

near Holywell. Nearby is St Dyfnog's Well, once a destination for pilgrims. There is a primary school in a comparatively modern building, and the 16th-century ''King's Head'' public house in the village centre.

Llanrhaiadr railway station Llanrhaiadr railway station was one mile from the village of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same n ...

served the village between 1862 and 1953.

Governance

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in the same name exists. This ward stretches south with a total population at the 2011 census of 1,856.

References

External links

St Dyfnog's Church, Llanrhaeadr
accessed 13 June 2009 * Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch community websit

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