Henllan is a village and

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Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthi ...

, Wales, approximately 2.25 miles (3.5 km) north-west of

Denbigh Denbigh ( ; ) is a market town and a community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. It was the original county town of the Denbighshire (historic), historic county of Denbighshire created in 1536. Denbigh's Welsh name () translates to ...

. The name is derived from

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, ''Hên-llan'', meaning "old church-enclosure". The population had increased to 862 at the 2011 census,before declining again to 830 at the 2022 census. The Grade I listed country house,

Foxhall Newydd Foxhall Newydd is a Grade I listed country house, roughly to the southeast of Henllan, Denbighshire, north Wales. The house, planned in a symmetrical H-plan, commenced construction under John Panton of Denbigh in 1592. Though it was never finish ...

, lies to the southeast. The country house retreat

Eriviat Hall Eriviat Hall is a historic country house set in a 9-acre estate in Henllan, Denbighshire, United Kingdom, which was the home of the Ffoulkes family and their descendants from the Middle Ages until the early twentieth century. The property is no ...

also lies outside the village. The Llindir Inn, reputed to be haunted, dates to the 13th century.

Church and bell tower

The tower of

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Sadwrn Two Welsh saints bear the name Sadwrn (): St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn near Beaumaris in Anglesey, and St Sadwrn of Henllan in Denbighshire. St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn A burial stone dating from AD 550 at the latest, discovered in 1742, suggests that St ...

's church is unusual in that it was built separate from the main building housing the congregation. The stone tower, which is built on a rising rock, is sited at the highest point in the

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. It is thought this was to increase the range over which the tolling bells could be heard by parishioners. The traditional

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of Henllan covered a large area; today it forms part of the

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of Henllan, which includes the parishes of Henllan, Bylchau and Gwytherin.Dead link
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Education

''Ysgol Gymraeg Henllan'' provides Welsh-medium primary education to the village. As of 2024, there were 70 pupils enrolled at the school. 39.1 per cent of statutory school age pupils spoke Welsh at home.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Henllan and surrounding areawww.henllan.com/: Henllan Village Website maintained by the Henllan Community Councilwww.henllanfootballclub.com/: Henllan Football Club website which is maintained by club members
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