Llanynys () is a hamlet and

community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

(Llanynys and Rhewl Community Council) 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 ...

, north-east

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; (OS grid reference: SJ1062). 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 ...

, a few miles north of

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 ...

, and includes the village of Rhewl. The community population at the 2011 census was 762; a 2.8% fall since the 784 people noted in

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

. The 2011 census showed 47.8% of the population could speak

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, a fall from 52.9% in 2001. The local church, St Saeran's, was built in the 13th Century on the site of a 6th-Century monastery; Saeran was a bishop-saint. It is situated on a small rise between the winding

Clwyd Clwyd ( , ) is a preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English cerem ...

and Clywedog rivers, hence the name ''ynys'' (island).

Bachymbyd Fawr

South of the village, on the Ruthin to Denbigh road, stands Bachymbyd Fawr, an ancestral home of the

Salusbury family The Salusbury family was an Anglo-Welsh family notable for their social prominence, wealth, literary contributions and philanthropy. They were patrons of the arts and were featured in William Shakespeare's The Phoenix and the Turtle and other wor ...

. Prominent landowners and politicians in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Salesburys served as members of parliament for

and Denbigh Boroughs and as High Sheriffs for the county. Bachymbyd is a

Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

. Its gardens and landscaped park are listed at Grade II on the

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{{authority control Villages in Denbighshire Grade II* listed buildings in Denbighshire Registered historic parks and gardens in Denbighshire