Llangar is a former
civil parish
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in
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 ...
in
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
, south west of
Corwen, its post town, and north east of
Bala. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Alwen and
Dee, and includes the small hamlets of
Bryn,
Cymer, and
Gwynodl. A large portion of the parish is barren. The small village stands on the road from Corwen, by the Vale of Edeyrnion. The Dee is crossed by a bridge about away at
Cynwyd. It lies in the ''bro'' and former
cwmwd of
Edeirnion.
Llangar Church is a remote rural church that was abandoned in 1856, but survived to become a
Cadw guardianship building. The interior features 14th and 15th century wall paintings. It is now protected as a Grade 1
listed building
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, and open to the public for tours.
Notable residents
*
Henry Wynn-Williams, an early New Zealand member of parliament, was born in Llangar
References
Villages in Denbighshire
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