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'''Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch''' is a village and parish in [[Denbighshire]]. It lies in the Vale of Clwyd near the A525 road between [[Denbigh]] and [[Ruthin]]. It was also known under the anglicised spellings of '''Llanrhaiadr in Kinmerch''' in the nineteenth century,<ref>[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/ruthin.html "Ruthin Registration District"], ''GENUKI'', accessed 22 July 2009</ref> and '''Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch''', officially until 6 September 1968.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10236836&c_id=10001043 "Relationships / unit history of Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch"], ''Vision of Britain'', accessed 23 July 2009</ref> | '''Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch''' is a village and parish in [[Denbighshire]]. It lies in the Vale of Clwyd near the A525 road between [[Denbigh]] and [[Ruthin]]. It was also known under the anglicised spellings of '''Llanrhaiadr in Kinmerch''' in the nineteenth century,<ref>[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/ruthin.html "Ruthin Registration District"], ''GENUKI'', accessed 22 July 2009</ref> and '''Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch''', officially until 6 September 1968.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10236836&c_id=10001043 "Relationships / unit history of Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch"], ''Vision of Britain'', accessed 23 July 2009</ref> | ||
The mediæval parish church of St Dyfnog contains a Tree of Jesse window, dating from 1533, described as "the finest glass window in all Wales, exceeded by few in England",<ref>[http://rhuthun.blogspot.com/2008/05/llanrhaeadr-yng-nghinmeirch.html "Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch"], accessed 13 June 2009</ref> which was originally part of [[Basingwerk Abbey]] near [[Holywell]]. Nearby is St Dyfnog's Well, once a destination for pilgrims.<ref>[http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/parishholding/asaph/a061-en/churches-en/st-dyfnog_-en/church_view "the Parish of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch"], ''The Church in Wales'' website, accessed 13 June 2009</ref> | The mediæval parish church of St Dyfnog contains a Tree of Jesse window, dating from 1533, described as "the finest glass window in all Wales, exceeded by few in England",<ref>[http://rhuthun.blogspot.com/2008/05/llanrhaeadr-yng-nghinmeirch.html "Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch"], accessed 13 June 2009</ref> which was originally part of [[Basingwerk Abbey]] near [[Holywell, Flintshire|Holywell]]. Nearby is St Dyfnog's Well, once a destination for pilgrims.<ref>[http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/parishholding/asaph/a061-en/churches-en/st-dyfnog_-en/church_view "the Parish of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch"], ''The Church in Wales'' website, accessed 13 June 2009</ref> | ||
There is a primary school in a comparatively modern building, and the 16th-century ''King's Head'' public house in the village centre. | There is a primary school in a comparatively modern building, and the 16th-century ''King's Head'' public house in the village centre. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:44, 27 December 2020
| Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch | |
| Denbighshire | |
|---|---|
 Tree of Jesse stained glass window in St Dyfnog's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ0804363512 |
| Location: | 53°9’38"N, 3°22’32"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Denbigh |
| Postcode: | LL16 |
| Dialling code: | 01745 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Denbighshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Vale of Clwyd |
Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch is a village and parish in Denbighshire. It lies in the Vale of Clwyd near the A525 road between Denbigh and Ruthin. It was also known under the anglicised spellings of Llanrhaiadr in Kinmerch in the nineteenth century,[1] and Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch, officially until 6 September 1968.[2]
The mediæval parish church of St Dyfnog contains a Tree of Jesse window, dating from 1533, described as "the finest glass window in all Wales, exceeded by few in England",[3] which was originally part of Basingwerk Abbey near Holywell. Nearby is St Dyfnog's Well, once a destination for pilgrims.[4]
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 served the village between 1862 and 1953.
References
- ↑ "Ruthin Registration District", GENUKI, accessed 22 July 2009
- ↑ "Relationships / unit history of Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch", Vision of Britain, accessed 23 July 2009
- ↑ "Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch", accessed 13 June 2009
- ↑ "the Parish of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch", The Church in Wales website, accessed 13 June 2009
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch) |
- St Dyfnog's Church, Llanrhaeadr, accessed 13 June 2009