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Cynwyd, Denbighshire

Coordinates: 52°57′32″N 3°24′22″W / 52.959°N 3.406°W / 52.959; -3.406
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Cynwyd
The Square (Y Sgwar)
Cynwyd is located in Denbighshire
Cynwyd
Cynwyd
Location within Denbighshire
Population542 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ056411
Community
  • Cynwyd
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCORWEN
Postcode districtLL21
Dialling code01490
PoliceNorth Wales
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AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
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Denbighshire

52°57′32″N 3°24′22″W / 52.959°N 3.406°W / 52.959; -3.406


Map of the community

Cynwyd (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkənwɨd]) is a small village and community in the Edeirnion area of Denbighshire in Wales, located about 2 miles (3 km) south west of the town of Corwen. It had a population of 528 in 2001,[1] increasing to 542 at the census 2011,[2] and is home to a large factory, run by Ifor Williams Trailers.

The Berwyn range can be reached from here.

Gwerclas Hall is situated approximately 1 mile (1.5 km) north-west of Cynwyd village. The present grade II* listed building dates mainly to 1767 and was built for Hugh Hughes Lloyd, replacing a house that had stood on the site for several hundred years. It was constructed in three storeys with a three-bay frontage and a central pedimented porch entrance.[3] The Gwerclas estate became part of the Rhug estate in 1824 on the death of Richard Hughes until it was sold in 1972.

Cynwyd railway station was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line; it closed to passengers on 18 January 1965.

Schools

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References

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  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2000 : Parish Headcounts : Denbighshire Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 January 2010
  2. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Georgian face of Gwerclas Hall". The Free Library. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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