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Graianrhyd
Village in Denbighshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Graianrhyd, also spelt Graeanrhyd, is a small, scattered village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, Wales. It lies in hilly limestone country around 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl village, and just to the south of Eryrys.
Graianrhyd
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![]() The former Graianrhyd village school, closed in 2002 | |
Location within Denbighshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ216562 |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Mold |
Postcode district | CH7 |
Dialling code | 01824 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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The name is likely derived from the Welsh graean, "gravel", and rhyd, "ford"; there is still a ford across the River Terrig on a minor road east of the village.[1] There are several limestone and silicate quarries in the immediate area, which is on the borders of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the Clwydian Way footpath runs nearby. The area is predominantly agricultural with a landscape of woods and pastureland.
There was no church in the village, though there was a nonconformist (Congregationalist) chapel, built in 1843 and rebuilt in 1859 in a simple vernacular style.[2] In 1905 it was recorded as having a congregation of 192. The chapel is now closed.[3] The former Graianrhyd primary school ceased to operate in 2002, after its intake for the year fell to only 3 pupils.[4][5] The village has a pub, the Rose & Crown.