Graianrhyd

Graianrhyd

The former Graianrhyd village school, closed in 2002
Graianrhyd
Graianrhyd shown within Denbighshire
OS grid reference SJ216562
Community
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Mold
Postcode district CH7
Dialling code 01824
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
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EU Parliament Wales
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Graianrhyd, also spelt Graeanrhyd, is a small, scattered village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, Wales, lying in hilly limestone country around 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of Lanarmon-yn-Iâl village, and just to the south of Eryrys.

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 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] The chapel is now closed, though in 1905 it was recorded as having a congregation of 192.[3] The former Graianrhyd primary school ceased to operate in 2002, after its intake for the year fell to only 3 pupils,[4][5] though the village has retained its pub, the Rose & Crown.

References

  1. ↑ The ford is at a place called Rhyd-y-Ceirw ("ford of the stags").
  2. ↑ Tabernacl Chapel; Soar, Graianrhyd, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
  3. ↑ Llanarmon yn Iâl, GENUKI
  4. ↑ "School shuts doors as just three pupils turn up for classes", Liverpool Daily Post, 05-09-02
  5. ↑ Disposal of the former C.P. School at Graianrhyd, Denbighshire County Council


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