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'''Denbighshire''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] in northern [[Wales]]. It is a maritime county, bounded to the north by the [[Irish Sea]], to the east by [[Flintshire]], [[Cheshire]] and [[Shropshire]], to the south by [[Montgomeryshire]] and [[Merionethshire]], and to the west by [[Caernarfonshire]].  
 
'''Denbighshire''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] in northern [[Wales]]. It is a maritime county, bounded to the north by the [[Irish Sea]], to the east by [[Flintshire]], [[Cheshire]] and [[Shropshire]], to the south by [[Montgomeryshire]] and [[Merionethshire]], and to the west by [[Caernarfonshire]].  
  
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In the south and west of the county, the mountains of the Clwydian Range rise from 1,000 to 2,500-ft high. The east is hilly. There is some level ground along the coastal strip. The highest points are Moel Sych and Cader Berwyn at 2,713 ft. [[Pistyll Rhaeadr]] is a spectacular 240-ft waterfall. The chief rivers are the [[River Clwyd]] and the [[River Dee]]. The [[River Conwy]] runs north along the western boundary.
 
In the south and west of the county, the mountains of the Clwydian Range rise from 1,000 to 2,500-ft high. The east is hilly. There is some level ground along the coastal strip. The highest points are Moel Sych and Cader Berwyn at 2,713 ft. [[Pistyll Rhaeadr]] is a spectacular 240-ft waterfall. The chief rivers are the [[River Clwyd]] and the [[River Dee]]. The [[River Conwy]] runs north along the western boundary.
  
==Towns and villages==
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===Towns and villages===
 
*[[Denbigh]]
 
*[[Denbigh]]
 
*[[Wrexham]]
 
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*[[Llangollen]]
  
==Parishes==
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*[[Abenbury]]
 
*[[Abenbury]]

Revision as of 13:06, 25 August 2010

Denbighshire
Welsh: Sir Ddinbych
United Kingdom
St Asaph Cathedral.JPG
St Asaph Cathedral
Duw â digon
(God is sufficient)
Denbighshire
[Interactive map]
Area: 640 square miles
Population: Template:Hcspop
County town: Denbigh
County flower: Limestone woundwort [1]

Denbighshire is a county in northern Wales. It is a maritime county, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.

Geography

In the south and west of the county, the mountains of the Clwydian Range rise from 1,000 to 2,500-ft high. The east is hilly. There is some level ground along the coastal strip. The highest points are Moel Sych and Cader Berwyn at 2,713 ft. Pistyll Rhaeadr is a spectacular 240-ft waterfall. The chief rivers are the River Clwyd and the River Dee. The River Conwy runs north along the western boundary.

Towns and villages

Parishes

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