Cynwyd, Denbighshire

Cynwyd
The Square (Y Sgwar)
Cynwyd Location within Denbighshire
Population	542 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ056411
Community	Cynwyd
Principal area	Denbighshire
Preserved county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CORWEN
Postcode district	LL21
Dialling code	01490
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Clwyd South

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

• Ysgol Bro Dyfrdwy is the local bilingual primary school.

References

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.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cynwyd and surrounding area