Efenechtyd, Denbighshire, Wales Genealogy

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Efenechtyd is a rural village, community and ecclesiastical parish in Denbighshire, Wales.

Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Denbighshire and, between 1874 and 1996 in the County of Clwyd. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Denbighshire.

History
"EFENECHTYD, a parish in Ruthin district, Denbigh; on the river Clwyd, and on the Ruthin and Corwen railway, 1½ mile S by W of Ruthin. Post town, Ruthin, Denbighshire. Acres, 1, 217. Real property, £1, 210. Pop., 211. Houses, 53. Traces of an ancient camp occur at Pen-y-gaer. Pool Park, the beautiful demesne of Lord Bagot, is adjacent. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £200. Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is a quaint structure; and has a good rood-loft and a wooden font. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel..." [Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72 John Marius Wilson]

For more information see Efenechtyd, Denbighshire at genuki.org.uk

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Vision of Britain
 * Geograph - Efenechtyd

Web Sites

 * Efenechtyd Parish Church at Clwyd FHS