Derwen

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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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