A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
DERWEN, two townships and a parish in Ruthin district, Denbigh. The townships are Derwen-Dyfanedd and Derwen-Ysgeifiog; lie on the river Clwyd, at the boundary with Merioneth, near the vale of Clwyd railway, 5 miles N by W of Corwen; and have a post office under Corwen and a railway station. The parish comprises 3, 912 acres. Real property, £2, 491. Pop., 573. The property is much subdivided. Whetstone is quarried. A spring called Sarak's well has much local medicinal repute for cancer. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £415.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church stands on a solitary spot, nearly at the top of a lofty hill; and is very good. The churchyard contains an ancient cross 13½ feet high.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two townships and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Derwen AP/CP Ruthin RegD/PLU Denbighshire AncC |
| Place: | Derwen |
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