Cynwyd () is a small village and
community
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in the
Edeirnion area of
Denbighshire
Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnew ...
in
Wales
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, located about south west of the town of
Corwen. It had a population of 528 in 2001, increasing to 542 at the census 2011, 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 1.5 km north-west of Cynwyd village. The present grade II*
listed building
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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.
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.
Pubs
Local
pubs include:
*The Blue Lion (Y Llew Glas)
*The Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru)
Schools
*
Ysgol Bro Dyfrdwy is the local bilingual primary school.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cynwyd and surrounding area
Villages in Denbighshire
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