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a principal area and county in North Wales. It is named after the historic
county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders.
The area is mostly hilly moorland, with the Clwydian range in the east, the
Hiraethog Moors in the west and the Berwyn range adjacent to the southern
boundary. The broad, fertile Vale of Clwyd runs south to north in the
centre, and there is a narrow coastal plain in the north. Denbighshire's
total population at the 2001 census was 93,065. Corwen is a town in the county of Denbighshire, north-east Wales (but previously in the former county of Merionethshire). It stands on the banks of the River Dee beneath the Berwyn mountains. The town is situated 11 miles west of Llangollen and 13 miles south of Ruthin. Denbigh is a market town in Denbighshire, North Wales. Before 1888, it was county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles (20 km) from the Irish Sea port of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry. Its population at the 2001 census was 8,783. Llanarmon-yn-Iāl is a village in Denbighshire, North Wales, lying in limestone country in the valley of the River Alyn. It sits on the B5431 road, near the junction with the B5430, six miles south of the market town of Mold. The village lies mostly within the boundaries of the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. The famous bridge at Llangollen was built in about 1345 by John Trevor, of nearby Trevor Hall, who later became Bishop of St Asaph. Prestatyn is a seaside resort in Denbighshire, North Wales, lying on the north coast. According to the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 18,496. The town is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited places in north Wales. Tools found in the caves of Craig Fawr, in the nearby village of Meliden, have revealed the existence of cavemen in the area. Rhuddlan is a town in the county of Denbighshire, in north Wales. It is situated to the south of the coastal town of Rhyl and overlooks the River Clwyd. The town gave its name to the Welsh district of Rhuddlan from 1974 to 1996. The town is known for the ruins of Rhuddlan Castle, built by Edward I of England from 1277 to 1282 and the site of another castle at Twthill, built by the Norman Robert of Rhuddlan about 1072. Ruthin is the county town of Denbighshire in North Wales. Ruthin is located around a hill in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd - the older part of the town, the Castle and Saint Peter's Square are located on top of the hill, while many newer parts of the town are on the floodplain of the River Clwyd (which became painfully apparent on several occasions in the late 1990s. St Asaph is a town in Denbighshire, north Wales, on the River Elwy. It has a population of 3,491 (Census 2001). The town of St Asaph is surrounded by countryside and views of the Vale of Clwyd. It is situated close to a number of busy coastal towns such as Rhyl, Prestatyn, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. The historic castles of Denbigh and Rhuddlan are also nearby. |
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