Bryneglwys
Sign in to saveBryneglwys is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The village lies to the northeast of Corwen on a hill above a small river, Afon Morwynion, and is situated in the ancient commote of Iâl (Yale). The community covers an area of and extends to the top of Llantysilio Mountain. It had a population of 369 at the time of the 2011 census, an increase from 344 during the 2001 census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Bryneglwys
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Tysilio Church, Bryneglwys - geograph.org.uk - 127790.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St. Tysilio's Church
- UK place.population
- 369
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 9.45
- UK place.community_wales
- Bryneglwys
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Denbighshire
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Clwyd West
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Clwyd East
- UK place.post_town
- CORWEN
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Bryneglwys is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The village lies to the northeast of Corwen on a hill above a small river, Afon Morwynion, and is situated in the ancient commote of Iâl (Yale). The community covers an area of and extends to the top of Llantysilio Mountain. It had a population of 369 at the time of the 2011 census, an increase from 344 during the 2001 census.
The 2011 census showed 36.0% of the population could speak Welsh, a fall from 50.3% in 2001. The name of the village means "church hill" in English and was first recorded in 1284 with the spelling "Breneglus".
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