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
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2000 : Parish Headcounts : Denbighshire Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 January 2010
- ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Georgian face of Gwerclas Hall". The Free Library. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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