Ruthin was a

rural district A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. I ...

in the

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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 ...

from 1894 to 1974. The rural district was formed from the area 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 ...

Rural Sanitary District Sanitary districts were established in England and Wales in 1872 and in Ireland in 1878. The districts were of two types, based on existing structures: *Urban sanitary districts in towns with existing local government bodies *Rural sanitary dis ...

. The district originally contained nineteen

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es: * Aberwheeler Rural * Clocaenog * Derwen * Efenechtid *

Llanarmon-yn-Iâl Llanarmon-yn-Iâl is a village, and local government community, in Denbighshire, Wales, lying in limestone country in the valley of the River Alyn. The community is part of an electoral ward called Llanarmon-yn-Iâl/Llandegla. The population ...

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd is a small village and Community (Wales), community in Denbighshire in Wales, approximately 2 miles north-east of the town of Ruthin on the main A494 road towards Chester. There are several places called Llanbedr (disamb ...

Llandegla Llandegla () or Llandegla-yn-Iâl () is a village and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. In the 2011 census, the community had a population of 567. Name The village's name is Welsh for the "Parish of Saint Tecla", which hon ...

* Llandyrnog Rural * Llaneldian * Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Rural *

Llanferres Llanferres is a village and community (Wales), community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the population of the village was recorded as 676, increasing to 827 at the 2011 census. Geography ...

* Llanfwrog Rural * Llangwyfan * Llangynhafal * Llanrhaedr yng Nghinmeirch Rural * Llanrhydd Rural * Llanynys Rural * Nantglyn * Y Gyffilliog A County Review Order in 1935 added the parish of Bryneglwys from the abolished Llangollen Rural District. At the same time a new parish of Llandyrnog was formed by the merger of Llandyrnog Rural and Llangwyfan, and Llangynhafal parish absorbed Llanhychan. Ruthin Rural District was abolished in 1974 by the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

, becoming part of the

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Glyndŵr Glyndŵr, also spelled Glyndwr, may refer to: *Owain Glyndŵr Owain ap Gruffydd (28 May 135420 September 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr, , anglicised as Owen Glendower) was a Welsh people, Welsh leader, soldier and milita ...

, in the new county of

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 ...

Sources

Denbighshire Administrative County (Vision of Britain)
{{coord missing, Clwyd History of Denbighshire Rural districts of Wales