Tremeirchion (previously known as ''Lleweni'') is a small residential

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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 (Bontnewy ...

, Wales. It lies on the

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, to the north east of

Denbigh Denbigh (; cy, Dinbych; ) is a market town and a community in Denbighshire, Wales. Formerly, the county town, the Welsh name translates to "Little Fortress"; a reference to its historic castle. Denbigh lies near the Clwydian Hills. History ...

and to the east of

St Asaph St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a city and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355, making it the second-smallest city in Britain in terms of population and urban ...

. The community includes the village of

Rhuallt Rhuallt is a village in Denbighshire, Wales. The village is situated approximately south of Prestatyn and east of St Asaph on the B5429 road, adjacent to the A55, and has a caravan site. There is one public house, The White House. Another pu ...

. The town was part of the traditional lands of the Salusbury family and the

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. It was dominated by these two families until the early part of the 20th century. It briefly became well known during the ''

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'' after a series of dinosaur bones were found in the area.

Demographics

In the 2001 Census, Tremeirchion

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had a population of 1,589 people, although the

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figure for the community was 636. These figures changed at the 2011 census to :Ward population 1,649: Community population= 703 Residents in this community had a

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of £32,400 as of 2006, and 8.9% of residents claimed some sort of disability payment from the government. The population from the 2011 census for the community was 703, with 59.6% born in Wales. 32% of the population could speak Welsh - a small increase from the 31% recorded in the 2001 census, but a decrease from the 37% recorded in the 1991 figures.

Education

The community is served by a small Welsh medium

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, Ysgol Tremeirchion. According to the latest Estyn inspection report in 2018, there are 73 pupils between three and eleven years old on roll, including 12 part-time nursery age children. 66% of pupils came from homes where Welsh is spoken. The majority of

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students attend classes in larger regional schools located in

or Denbigh. Tremeirchion is also home to

St Beuno's College St Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality Centre, known locally as St Beuno's College, is a spirituality and retreat centre in Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, Wales. It was built in 1847 by the Jesuits, as a theology college. During the 1870s the Victorian poet Ge ...

, a

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college at which the

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and

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priest

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studied. It now runs spiritual retreat

History

The local church is the Church of Corpus Christi. The first recorded vicar, in 1350, was Dafydd Ddu Hiraddug.''The Church of Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion'', p. 33 (19th edition, 1951) Cyril Williams was appointed vicar in 1951. The celebrated Hester Thrale, Mrs Thrale is buried there. Eglwys Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion Sir Ddinbych Church Denbighshire, North Wales 20.jpg, Church of Corpus Christi Eglwys Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion Sir Ddinbych Church Denbighshire, North Wales 19.jpg, Eglwys Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion Sir Ddinbych Church Denbighshire, North Wales 04.JPG, 14th-century Celtic Cross Eglwys Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion Sir Ddinbych Church Denbighshire, North Wales 07.JPG, Eglwys Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion Sir Ddinbych Church Denbighshire, North Wales 11.JPG, 800-year-old yew tree Eglwys Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion Sir Ddinbych Church Denbighshire, North Wales 41.jpg, Eglwys Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion Sir Ddinbych Church Denbighshire, North Wales 34.jpg, Dafydd ap Hywel ap Madog, Welsh language poet.

References

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External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Tremeirchion and surrounding area
(and history of performance of St.Matthew Passion) {{Denbighshire

Demographics

Education

History

See also

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