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'''Derwen''' is a rural village in the south of [[Denbighshire]] adjacent to the border with [[Merionethshire]]. It lies approximately half-way between [[Ruthin]] in the former and [[Corwen]] in the latter county. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 454.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11122689&c=derwen&d=16&e=15&g=6489739&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1415357722327&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=Parish Headcounts: Derwen|publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref> | '''Derwen''' is a rural village in the south of [[Denbighshire]] adjacent to the border with [[Merionethshire]]. It lies approximately half-way between [[Ruthin]] in the former and [[Corwen]] in the latter county. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 454.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11122689&c=derwen&d=16&e=15&g=6489739&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1415357722327&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=Parish Headcounts: Derwen|publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 7 November 2014
| Derwen | |
| Denbighshire | |
|---|---|
 Derwen's Celtic Cross | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ0612949400 |
| Location: | 53°1’60"N, 3°24’-0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 454 (2001) |
| Post town: | Corwen |
| Postcode: | LL21 |
| Dialling code: | 01824 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Denbighshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Clwyd West |
Derwen is a rural village in the south of Denbighshire adjacent to the border with Merionethshire. It lies approximately half-way between Ruthin in the former and Corwen in the latter county. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 454.[1]
Derwen nestles in the upper part of the valley of the River Clwyd which here forms the boundary between the two counties opposite the village of Brynsaithmarchog, Merionethshire.
An old Celtic Cross stands in the village, near the church, dating from the early middle ages.
Notable residents
- William Jones (1815–1899), poet and hymnist.
References
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