Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Explained

Country:Wales
Static Image Name:Eglwys San Pedr, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Rhuthun 01.JPG
Static Image Caption:St Peter's Church, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
Official Name:Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
Coordinates:53.124°N -3.28°W
Community Wales:Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
Unitary Wales:Denbighshire
Lieutenancy Wales:Clwyd
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Clwyd West
Constituency Westminster:Clwyd East
Post Town:RUTHIN
Postcode District:LL15
Postcode Area:LL
Dial Code:01824
Os Grid Reference:SJ145595
Population:787
Population Ref:(2011)
Website:http://www.llanbedrdyffrynclwyd.org.uk/

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd is a small village and community in Denbighshire in Wales, approximately 2 miles north-east of the town of Ruthin on the main A494 road towards Chester.

There are several places called Llanbedr in Wales, as the word literally translates to 'church of St. Peter' in English. There are two churches called St Peter's in Llanbedr D.C. (as it is sometimes abbreviated to), the original medieval church of St. Peter and still stands as a Grade 2 listed ruin near Llanbedr Hall, and the present parish church of St. Peter, also Grade 2 listed, is alongside the A494 dedicated in 1864, part of the Deanery of Dyffryn Clwyd in the Diocese of St. Asaph.[1]

In 1831 the parish had a population of 527, a number which fell to 285 by the time of the 1901 census.[2] In the 2011 census the population of Llanbedr was 787.

Notable residents

Governance

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd is part of the electoral ward called Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal. This ward had a total population in the 2011 census of 1,421.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St. Peter, Llanbedr D.C. - official website . 2008-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515223942/http://www.dyffrynclwyd.org.uk/llanbedr.htm . 15 May 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: GENUKIs page on the history of Llanbedr D.C. . 2008-05-10.
  3. Web site: Ward population 2011. 23 May 2015.