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St Saeran's Church lies in the village of Llanynys, Denbighshire, Wales. It was listed by Cadw at Grade I on 19 July 1966 (Cadw Building ID: 808). Between 2013 and 2015 £2.5 million was spent preserving the church, which has one of the finest medieval paintings in North Wales. The church's former importance is today evidenced in the sheer size of the interior which is large and spacious; it had close links with the Bishops of Bangor, who were its "rectors" or owners. Like many Denbighshire churches it is double-naved and has a fine pair of the characteristically local late-medieval hammerbeam roofs. The fluted timber pillars between the naves are more unusual, and much later, dating from a restoration in 1768. The church was founded in the 6th century, but the site may be of Celtic origin, and was home to a clas or religious community; it was the mother church of southern Dyffryn Clwyd (the Vale of Clwyd). Unusually, it was dedicated to Saint Saeran, a Celtic bishop-saint who also gave his name to Ffynnon Sara.

Llanynys (; Welsh: [ɬanˈənɪs]) is a hamlet and community (Llanynys and Rhewl Community Council) in Denbighshire, north-east Wales; (OS grid reference: SJ1062). It lies in the Vale of Clwyd, a few miles north of Ruthin, and includes the village of Rhewl. The community population at the 2011 census was 762; a 2.8% fall since the 784 people noted in 2001. The 2011 census showed 47.8% of the population could speak Welsh, a fall from 52.9% in 2001.The local church, St Saeran's, was built in the 13th Century on the site of a 6th-Century monastery; Saeran was a bishop-saint. It is situated on a small rise between the winding Clwyd and Clywedog rivers, hence the name ynys (island).

Llanrhaiadr railway station was one mile from the village of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire, Wales. The station was opened on 1 March 1862 and closed on 2 February 1953. It was demolished in the 1970s and there is no trace of its existence today.

Commins is a small settlement of about half a dozen dwellings in Denbighshire, Wales. It is 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of the town of Ruthin.

Llanychan is a parish near Llandyrnog, Denbighshire, Wales. Covering 567 acres (2.29 km2), it is the smallest parish in the diocese of St Asaph. It is approximately three miles northeast of Ruthin. There are only two churches in Wales consecrated to Sant Hychan, and Llanychan Church, after which the parish is named, is one of them. It is mentioned in the Norwich Tax Records in 1254. Its notable features include a window dating from 1626, a reading desk from 1730, and a reredos from 1846. The church was extensively restored in 1878.There was a school in the parish until the beginning of the 20th century.

Aled was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire, Wales, from 1935 to 1974. The district was created by a county review order in 1935 which reorganised districts in the county. It was formed by merging the bulk of St Asaph (Denbigh) Rural District with the Nant Conwy area previously administered by Conway Rural District in neighbouring Caernarfonshire. The district was named after the River Aled. The district contained the following civil parishes: Abergele Rural CP (part to Abergele UD, gained part of abolished St. George CP) Betws Abergele CP (part to Abergele UD, gained part of abolished Llanddulas CP) Bylchau Cefn Llaneilian yn Rhos Llanefydd Llanfair Talhaearn Llansantffraid Glan Conwy Llansannan TrefnantThe former parishes of St George and Llanddulas were abolished, being split between an enlarged Abergele Urban District and other parishes in Aled RD. The rural district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. Its area passed to the Borough of Colwyn in the new county of Clwyd with the exception of Llansantffraid Glan Conwy which was included in the Borough of Aberconwy in Gwynedd.

Gellifor is a small village in the Vale of Clwyd, Wales. Located at the foot of the Clwydian Range, in the community of Llangynhafal, it is a largely residential settlement. Community facilities are limited but include a primary school and a chapel. The last shop and post office closed around 2000, and residents rely on the towns of Ruthin and Denbigh for access to many services. The population is over 200.

The Cruck barn on the Ty Coch estate at Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, is a timber framed building, which has been dated by dendrochronology to 1430. It is one of the earliest timber-framed buildings in Wales. Although there is evidence that the building was a house originally, it was converted to agricultural use and is often described as a barn. The significance of the barn was recognised by Cadw in 2002 when it was listed as a Grade II listed building. Previously the building had been thought to be 17th century. It has recently been restored by the Denbighshire County Council, with European and other grant funding, as part of a small workshop complex.

Llwyn is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales. It consists of two blocks of alder woodland at grid reference SJ 083 643 and SJ 082 649, about 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Denbigh and just north of the village of Llanrhaeadr. The site is on the floodplain of the Rivers Clywedog and Clwyd, and includes peat beds and swamps. It was notified in 1983 and 2001. Part of the site, some 9 acres (3.6 ha), is owned by the Woodland Trust and operated as a nature reserve.

Llangynhafal is a village and community to the north of Ruthin, in Denbighshire, North Wales. It has a thriving public house, the Golden Lion. The community includes the village of Gellifor. Llangynhafal is the home of Ty Gwalia, which is the north Wales rural hub for the national charity Woody’s Lodge. Woody’s Lodge is a social hub, which guides veterans to the help & support they need to re-engage with their families and communities. The charities vision is to create an inviting meeting space for those who have served within the Armed Forces and Emergency Services, where they can receive expert support & advice as well as the chance to connect with new and old friends & family. Ty Gwalia sits at the foot of Moel Famau in the Clwydian Range and enjoys expansive farmlands and mountainous backdrops. It is for those who appreciate fun outdoor activities set amid magnificent countryside views.

Penycloddiau is a hill in Flintshire, Wales, and one of five Marilyns in the Clwydian Range. The hill, like Foel Fenlli and Moel Arthur to the south, has an Iron Age hillfort at its summit. It covers 26 hectares (64 acres) making it one of the largest hillforts in Wales. In 2017, excavations by the Clywdian Range Archaeology Group (CRAG) unearthed a significant number of 4,000-year-old stone tools from the Bronze Age, the discovery indicates human activity occurred much earlier than first thought in the area.Penycloddiau is crossed by the Offa's Dyke Path and the Clwydian Way, two long distance footpaths that traverse the hills in this area. A free car park exists at the bwlch between Penycloddiau and Moel Arthur, where two footpaths lead to the summit.

Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch is a village and local government community in Denbighshire, Wales, including the villages of Llanrhaeadr and Pentre Llanrhaeadr and several hamlets, including Saron, Pant Pastynog, Prion, Peniel and part of Mynydd Hiraethog. It lies in the Vale of Clwyd near the A525 road between Denbigh and Ruthin. It was also known under the anglicised spellings of Llanrhaiadr in Kinmerch in the nineteenth century, and Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch, officially until 6 September 1968. The Community population taken at the 2011 census was 1,038. The medieval parish church of St Dyfnog contains a Tree of Jesse window, dating from 1533, described as "the finest glass window in all Wales, exceeded by few in England", which was originally part of Basingwerk Abbey near Holywell. Nearby is St Dyfnog's Well, once a destination for pilgrims.There is a primary school in a comparatively modern building, and the 16th-century King's Head public house in the village centre. Llanrhaiadr railway station served the village between 1862 and 1953.