Bodelwyddan
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Coordinates: 53°16′05″N 3°29′56″W / 53.268°N 3.499°W
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Bodelwyddan shown within Denbighshire |
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| Population | 2,106 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ0075 |
| Community | Bodelwyddan |
| Principal area | Denbighshire |
| Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RHYL |
| Postcode district | LL18 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Vale of Clwyd |
| Welsh Assembly | Vale of Clwyd |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Denbighshire | |
Bodelwyddan is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales now bypassed by the A55 road. It has a population of 2,106.[1] The village lies 3.7 miles (6.0 km) east of Abergele, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) south of Rhyl, and 15.7 miles (25.3 km) north west of Ruthin.
Notable buildings include the Marble Church, built by John Gibson in the 1850s; Bodelwyddan Castle, now used as a branch of the National Portrait Gallery; and Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, the major hospital for central North Wales.
The hamlet of Pengwern lies to its north and east at grid reference SJ016764.
[edit] References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts: Denbighshire". Neighbourhood Statistics: Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790562. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- The Marble Church Website
- A Vision of Britain Through Time
- British Listed Buildings
- Genuki
- Geograph
- GeoHack
- National Portrait Gallery
- Office for National Statistics
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