Vale of Clwyd

Coordinates: 53°13′N 3°23′W / 53.21°N 3.38°W / 53.21; -3.38
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For the constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, see Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency). For the Senedd constituency, see Vale of Clwyd (Senedd constituency).

The Vale of Clwyd (

River Clywedog (Welsh: Afon Clywedog) and River Elwy (Welsh: Afon Elwy) and the smaller right bank tributary of the River Wheeler
(Welsh: Afon Chwiler).

History

Dyffryn Clwyd was a cantref of Medieval Wales, and from 1282 was a marcher lordship.

Settlement and administration

At its seaward end are the coastal resorts of Kinmel Bay (Welsh: Bae Cinmel), Rhyl and Prestatyn whilst the town of Abergele and city of St Asaph (Welsh: Llanelwy) lie just inland. The other principal towns of the vale are Denbigh (Welsh: Dinbych) and Ruthin (Welsh: Rhuthun),[3] also Rhuddlan. Most of the area falls within the modern administrative county (and unitary authority) of Denbighshire and a portion is in Conwy County Borough; much of it lies within the Vale of Clwyd UK Parliamentary constituency.

Geology

The Vale of Clwyd is a

drumlins along the western edge of the vale.[5] Alluvium is encountered across the floodplains of the River Clwyd and its tributaries.[6]

References

  1. ^ "THE VALE OF CLWYD". Clwyd-Powis Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Vale of Clwyd" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:50K Landranger sheet 116 'Denbigh & Colwyn Bay'
  4. doi:10.1144/gsjgs.150.3.0489
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  5. ISBN 1904396364
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  6. ^ British Geological Survey, 1:50K map sheets 95 'Rhyl' & 107 'Denbigh'

53°13′N 3°23′W / 53.21°N 3.38°W / 53.21; -3.38

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