Graianrhyd, also spelt Graeanrhyd, is a small, scattered village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, Wales. It lies in hilly limestone country around 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl village, and just to the south of Eryrys.
Graianrhyd
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 The former Graianrhyd village school, closed in 2002 | |
  Graianrhyd Location within Denbighshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ216562 |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Mold |
| Postcode district | CH7 |
| Dialling code | 01824 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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 and Dee Valley 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] In 1905 it was recorded as having a congregation of 192. The chapel is now closed.[3] The former Graianrhyd primary school ceased to operate in 2002, after its intake for the year fell to only 3 pupils.[4][5] The village has a pub, the Rose & Crown.
References
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- ^ The ford is at a place called Rhyd-y-Ceirw ("ford of the stags").
- ^ Tabernacl Chapel; Soar, Graianrhyd, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
- ^ Llanarmon yn Iâl, GENUKI
- ^ "School shuts doors as just three pupils turn up for classes", Liverpool Daily Post, 05-09-02
- ^ Disposal of the former C.P. School at Graianrhyd, Denbighshire County Council