Denbigh

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Denbigh

Total population

8,514

Coordinates53.19°, -3.42°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Denbigh is a market town and a community in Denbighshire, Wales. It was the original county town of the historic county of Denbighshire created in 1536. Denbigh's Welsh name translates to "Little Fortress"; a reference to its historic castle. Denbigh lies near the Clwydian Hills.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe

British Viscount (1899-1977)

Twm o'r Nant

Welsh dramatist and poet

Angharad Llwyd

Welsh antiquarian (1780–1866)

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Eleanor Evans

British singer, actress and stage director

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Graham Williams

Welsh footballer (born 1938)

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Humphrey Foulkes

British priest and antiquarian

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Jack Newnes

Welsh footballer (1895-1969)

Katheryn of Berain

Welsh noblewoman, called "Mam Cymru" ("Mother of Wales")

Myfanwy Talog

Welsh actress (1944–1995)

Nathaniel Jones

British poet (1832-1905)

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Richard Jones

Welsh Anglican priest and writer in the 17th century

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Rowland Ellis

British bishop (1841-1911)

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Thomas Wynne

Welsh-American physician and politician (1627-1692)

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John Williams

Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest (1811-1862)

Thomas Jones

Welsh Methodist clergyman, writer, editor and poet; (1756-1820)

Noel Birch

British Army general

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wales

• Ruthin
  6.9 mi away
• Rhuddlan
  7.6 mi away
• Babell
  7.9 mi away
• Whitford
  9.3 mi away
• Mostyn
  10.9 mi away
• Greenfield
  11.2 mi away
• Northop
  11.9 mi away
• Cefn Brith
  12.3 mi away
• Ucheldref
  13.2 mi away
• Treuddyn
  13.2 mi away
• Clawdd Poncen
  13.6 mi away
• Rhydlydan
  13.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Denbigh

Handlist of the Denbigh Borough Records

Denbigh (Wales) · 1975

Survey of the honour of Denbigh 1334

Denbigh, Wales (Honour) · 1914

[Report 1966]

Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council · 1966

[Report 1970]

Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council · 1970

[Report 1962]

Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council · 1962

[Report 1967]

Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council · 1967

[Report 1956]

Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council · 1956

[Report 1958]

Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council · 1958

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers