Betws Gwerfil Goch

Betws Gwerfil Goch
  • Welsh: Betws Gwerful Goch
The Old School
Betws Gwerfil Goch is located in Denbighshire
Betws Gwerfil Goch
Betws Gwerfil Goch
Location within Denbighshire
Population351 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ033465
Community
  • Betws Gwerfil Goch
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCORWEN
Postcode districtLL21
Dialling code01490
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Denbighshire
53°00′29″N 3°26′35″W / 53.008°N 3.443°W / 53.008; -3.443

Betws Gwerfil Goch (Standard Welsh: Betws Gwerful Goch) is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. It had a population of 351 at the 2011 census.[1] Until 1974 it was part of Edeirnion Rural District in Meirionnydd, and was transferred to Glyndŵr District in Clwyd by the Local Government Act 1972.[2] It became part of Denbighshire in 1996. The community includes Melin-y-Wig village.

The village retains its primary school.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Betws Gwerfil Goch Civil Parish Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 12 January 2010
  3. ^ "Ysgol Betws Gwerfil Goch". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 7 June 2020.