Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch is a village and local government

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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, including the villages of Llanrhaeadr and Pentre Llanrhaeadr and several hamlets, including Saron, Pant Pastynog, Prion, Peniel and part of Mynydd Hiraethog. It lies in the

Vale of Clwyd The Vale of 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 triangle of low ground bo ...

near the

A525 road The A525 is a major route from Rhyl in Wales to Newcastle-under-Lyme in England. The route passes near Denbigh, through Ruthin, through Wrexham and near Whitchurch. The route is a dual carriageway just south of Rhyl. As of 10 March, 2010, the ...

between

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 ...

and

Ruthin Ruthin ( ; ) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and Rhewl. The name comes from the Welsh ''rhud ...

. 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 () 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 English county of Derbyshir ...

near

Holywell Holywell may refer to: England * Holywell, Bedfordshire * Holywell, Cambridgeshire * Holywell, Cornwall * Holywell, Dorset * Holywell, Eastbourne, East Sussex * Holywell, Gloucestershire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Ho-Hoo#Hol, location in ...

. 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 ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to ...

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

accessed 2 November 2020
St Dyfnog's Well and Church
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