Llanelidan
Llanelidan is a small village in the county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales.
[edit] Location
It is located just off the A494 road between Ruthin and Corwen in the Vale of Clwyd.
Also accessible from the A5104 road when driving between Llandegla towards Carrog.
[edit] History & Amenities
It has a 15th century parish church dedicated to St. Elidan, with services held on a fortnightly basis. the village also boasts a picturesque village pub, called The Leyland Arms, which is open most days and evenings service home made food and a selection of beverages. The Leyland Arms is managed by Steve Nicolopulo and currently serves a small range of cask ales with 2 mainstay ales and 1 guest ale.
The village holds regular quizzes during the winter months in the pub as well as a very popular village fair during the summer.
The church, village hall and pub all lie within 200 yards of each other overlooking the village cricket ground and quaint pavilion.
In December 1873, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield designed an early version of lawn tennis — which he called sphairistike (Greek: σφάίρίστική, meaning "skill at playing at ball"), and was soon known simply as "sticky" — for the amusement of his guests at a garden party on his estate of Nantclwyd, in Llanelidan.
[edit] External links
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanelidan and surrounding area
- www.leylandarms.co.uk : The Leyland Arms
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Coordinates: 53°02′N 3°20′W / 53.033°N 3.333°W
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