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The '''County of Denbigh''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] 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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'''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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[[Denbigh]], after which the county is named, is the [[county town]], but the largest town is the industrial town of [[Wrexham]] at the south-east edge of the shire, near the [[Shropshire]] border.  All along the coast are nineteenth-century seaside resorts, such as [[Colwyn Bay]], and these continue as such today.
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The most important industries in Denbighshire are agriculture and tourism.
  
 
==Geography==
 
==Geography==
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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.
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[[File:Pistyll Rhaeadr 0073.JPG|left|thumb|170px|Pistyll Rhaeadr]]
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In the south and west of the county are high mountains of the Cambrian range. The hills of the Clwydian Range in the east of the shire rise from 1,000 to 2,500-feet high. There is in contrast a broad coastal plain on which many of the county's towns are found, and its famed seaside resorts.
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The county top is the south summit of [[Cadair Berwyn]], standing at 2,726 feet above sea level in the [[Cambrian Mountains]], approaching [[Snowdonia]], and it is in these hills that Denbighshire's highest mountains are found.  Either side of the county top itself and on the same ridge are two summits mapped at equal height; Cadair Berwyn and Moel Sych to the south on the same ridge both at 2,713 feet.
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The hills of the Clwydian Range are far more gentle but it is from these hills tumbles [[Pistyll Rhaeadr]], a spectacular 240-foot waterfall, the highest in Wales. On the ridge of these hills runs the border with [[Flintshire]].
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In the south the [[Clocaenog Forest]] reaches its highest and wildest on the [[Denbigh Moors]] or Mynydd Hiraethog.
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The chief rivers of Denbighshire are the [[River Clwyd]] and the [[River Dee]]. The [[River Conwy]] runs north along the western border.
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The broad, fertile Vale of Clwyd runs south to north at the west side of Denbighshire.
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[[File:Denbighshire Hundreds.svg|thumb|300px|The hundreds of Denbighshire]]
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The county is divided into six hundreds:
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*[[Bromfield Hundred|Bromfield]]
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*[[Chirk Hundred|Chirk]]
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*[[Isaled Hundred|Isaled]]
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*[[Isdulas Hundred|Isdulas]]
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*[[Ruthin Hundred|Ruthin]]
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*[[Yale Hundred|Yale]]
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==History==
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[[File:Eliseg's Pillar - geograph.org.uk - 206975.jpg|right|thumb|190px|Eliseg's Pillar]]
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The Romans were here; they had a fort at [[Abergele]].
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After the Roman retreat, these lands fell to the Kingdoms of [[Powys]] and [[Gwynedd]].  One remarkable remaining monument of the Sub-Roman period is the Pillar of Eliseg, near Valle Crucis Abbey ({{getmapecho|SJ204442}}) erected by Cyngen ap Cadell King of Powys (died 855), in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog, the inscription of which mentions several individuals described in the ''Historia Britonum'' and give a brief history of the deeds of the dynasty.
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After the English conquest of North Wales, Denbighland was divided into marcher lordships: Bromfield and Yale, Chirk, Denbigh and Ruthin (Dyffryn Clwyd)
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The ''County or Shire of Denbigh'' was formally created by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542, out of the lands long known as "Denbighland".<ref>[http://owain.vaughan.com/1535c26/ Laws in Wales Act 1535], [http://owain.vaughan.com/1542c26/ Laws in Wales Act 1542]</ref>
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Within the county are the following historic cantrefs:
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*From the Kingdom of [[Gwynedd]]:
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**Rhos
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**Rhufoniog
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**Dyffryn Clwyd
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*From Powys Fadog:
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**Iâl
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**Maelor Gymraeg
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**Nanheudwy
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**Cynllaith
  
 
==Towns and villages==
 
==Towns and villages==
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*[[Denbigh]]
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[[File:Panorama of Denbigh Castle from Moor - geograph.org.uk - 773171.jpg|right|thumb|220px|The county town, Denbigh]]
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The towns of Denbighshire are:
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===Cities===
 
*[[Wrexham]]
 
*[[Wrexham]]
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*[[Ruthin]]
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===Towns===
 
*[[Abergele]]
 
*[[Abergele]]
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*[[Colwyn Bay]]
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*[[Denbigh]]
 
*[[Llangollen]]
 
*[[Llangollen]]
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*[[Llanrwst]]
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*[[Ruthin]]
  
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==Parishes==
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===Civil communities===
 
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*[[Abenbury]]
 
*[[Abenbury]]
 
*[[Abergele]]
 
*[[Abergele]]
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*[[Acton]]
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*[[Aberwheeler]]
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*[[Acton, Denbighshire|Acton]]
 
*[[Betws Yn Rhos]]
 
*[[Betws Yn Rhos]]
 
*[[Bro Garmon]]
 
*[[Bro Garmon]]
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*[[Broughton]]
 
 
*[[Brymbo]]
 
*[[Brymbo]]
 
*[[Bryneglwys]]
 
*[[Bryneglwys]]
 
*[[Caia Park]]
 
*[[Caia Park]]
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*[[Cefn]]
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*[[Cefn, Denbighshire|Cefn]]
 
*[[Cefnmeiriadog]]
 
*[[Cefnmeiriadog]]
 
*[[Ceiriog Ucha]]
 
*[[Ceiriog Ucha]]
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*[[Gwersyllt]]
 
*[[Gwersyllt]]
 
*[[Henllan]]
 
*[[Henllan]]
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*[[Holt]]
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*[[Holt, Denbighshire|Holt]]
 
*[[Isycoed]]
 
*[[Isycoed]]
 
*[[Kinmel Bay and Towyn]]
 
*[[Kinmel Bay and Towyn]]
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*[[Llangollen]]
 
*[[Llangollen]]
 
*[[Llangollen Rural]]
 
*[[Llangollen Rural]]
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*[[Llangwm]]
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*[[Llangwm, Denbighshire|Llangwm]]
 
*[[Llangynhafal]]
 
*[[Llangynhafal]]
 
*[[Llannefydd]]
 
*[[Llannefydd]]
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*[[Marchwiel]]
 
*[[Marchwiel]]
 
*[[Minera]]
 
*[[Minera]]
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*[[Mochdre]]
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*[[Mochdre, Denbighshire|Mochdre]]
 
*[[Nantglyn]]
 
*[[Nantglyn]]
 
*[[Offa]]
 
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==Things to see in Denbighshire==
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{{UKPlacesKey}}
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*[[Bodnant Garden]], Tal-y-Cafn ({{map|SH7972}});
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*{{i-Castle}} [[Chirk Castle]] ({{map|SJ2638}})
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*{{i-Forest}} [[Clocaenog Forest]]
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*{{i-Castle}} [[Denbigh Castle]] ({{map|SJ0565}})
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*Pillar of Eliseg ({{map|SJ2044}})
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*[[Llangollen]]:
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**Plas Newydd, ({{map|SJ2241}})
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**Valle Crucis Abbey ({{map|SJ2044}})
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*Vale of Clwyd
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[[File:Chirk Castle garden - geograph.org.uk - 542929.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Chirk Castle garden]]
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==Outside links==
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/DEN/ Denbighshire genealogical information]
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*[http://www.cpat.org.uk/ Denbighshire archaeological information]
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{British county}}
 
{{British county}}

Latest revision as of 08:09, 23 September 2022

Denbighshire
Welsh: Sir Ddinbych
United Kingdom
Cefn castell - geograph.org.uk - 156229.jpg
Cefn Castell
Duw â digon
(God is sufficient)
Denbighshire
[Interactive map]
Area: 668 square miles
Population: 277,680
County town: Denbigh
County flower: Limestone woundwort [1]

The County of Denbigh is a shire 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.

Denbigh, after which the county is named, is the county town, but the largest town is the industrial town of Wrexham at the south-east edge of the shire, near the Shropshire border. All along the coast are nineteenth-century seaside resorts, such as Colwyn Bay, and these continue as such today.

The most important industries in Denbighshire are agriculture and tourism.

Geography

Pistyll Rhaeadr

In the south and west of the county are high mountains of the Cambrian range. The hills of the Clwydian Range in the east of the shire rise from 1,000 to 2,500-feet high. There is in contrast a broad coastal plain on which many of the county's towns are found, and its famed seaside resorts.

The county top is the south summit of Cadair Berwyn, standing at 2,726 feet above sea level in the Cambrian Mountains, approaching Snowdonia, and it is in these hills that Denbighshire's highest mountains are found. Either side of the county top itself and on the same ridge are two summits mapped at equal height; Cadair Berwyn and Moel Sych to the south on the same ridge both at 2,713 feet.

The hills of the Clwydian Range are far more gentle but it is from these hills tumbles Pistyll Rhaeadr, a spectacular 240-foot waterfall, the highest in Wales. On the ridge of these hills runs the border with Flintshire.

In the south the Clocaenog Forest reaches its highest and wildest on the Denbigh Moors or Mynydd Hiraethog.

The chief rivers of Denbighshire are the River Clwyd and the River Dee. The River Conwy runs north along the western border.

The broad, fertile Vale of Clwyd runs south to north at the west side of Denbighshire.

The hundreds of Denbighshire

The county is divided into six hundreds:

History

Eliseg's Pillar

The Romans were here; they had a fort at Abergele.

After the Roman retreat, these lands fell to the Kingdoms of Powys and Gwynedd. One remarkable remaining monument of the Sub-Roman period is the Pillar of Eliseg, near Valle Crucis Abbey (SJ204442) erected by Cyngen ap Cadell King of Powys (died 855), in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog, the inscription of which mentions several individuals described in the Historia Britonum and give a brief history of the deeds of the dynasty.

After the English conquest of North Wales, Denbighland was divided into marcher lordships: Bromfield and Yale, Chirk, Denbigh and Ruthin (Dyffryn Clwyd)

The County or Shire of Denbigh was formally created by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542, out of the lands long known as "Denbighland".[1]

Within the county are the following historic cantrefs:

  • From the Kingdom of Gwynedd:
    • Rhos
    • Rhufoniog
    • Dyffryn Clwyd
  • From Powys Fadog:
    • Iâl
    • Maelor Gymraeg
    • Nanheudwy
    • Cynllaith

Towns and villages

The county town, Denbigh

The towns of Denbighshire are:

Cities

Towns

Civil communities

Things to see in Denbighshire

Key
Cathedral/Abbey/Priory Cathedral/Abbey/Priory
Accessible open space Accessible open space
Amusement/Theme Park Amusement/Theme Park
Castle Castle
Country Park Country Park
Cadw Cadw
Forestry Commission Forestry Commission
Heritage railway Heritage railway
Historic house Historic House
Museum (free)
Museum (not free) 		Museum (free/not free)
National Trust National Trust
Zoo Zoo
Chirk Castle garden


Outside links

References

  1. ↑ Laws in Wales Act 1535, Laws in Wales Act 1542
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