Trefnant
| Trefnant | |
|---|---|
 The junction of the A525 and the B5428 roads | |
| Population | 1,581 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ046709 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DENBIGH |
| Postcode district | LL16 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Trefnant is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. It is located on the A525 road in the Vale of Clwyd (Dyffryn Clwyd), about halfway between St Asaph (Llanelwy) to the north and Denbigh to the south. At the 2001 Census, the community had a population of 1,409,[1] increasing to 1,581 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Nearby is Llannerch Hall.[3] Welsh language author and polemicist Emrys ap Iwan was a minister at Trefnant at the end of the 19th century.
Trefnant railway station served the village. It closed in the 1960s.
Trefnant used to have a football team called Trefnant Village FC. They dropped out of the Clwyd League due to a cash crisis. They have a Summer league team which won the first summer title in 1927 and they last won a trophy in 2004, the shield, beating Henllan in the final.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches beyond the boundaries of the Community and the total population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,970.[4]
References
- ^ 2001 Census: Trefnant, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 18 March 2009
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Llannerch Hall". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
External links
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