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Waen

Waen is a sparsely populated community in the , in the county of . It includes the hamlet of Waen Goleugoed. The former civil parish was created in 1896 from the portion of , and lies on the eastern bank of the , 2.7 miles east of , 15.4 miles north west of , 5.1 miles north of and 11.9 miles north of .
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  • Type: Village with 233 residents
  • Description: community in Denbighshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Waun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Beunos College and St Asaph Cathedral.

College
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St Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality Centre, known locally as St Beuno's College, is a spirituality and retreat centre in , , Wales. It was built in 1847 by the Jesuits, as a theology college.

Cathedral
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The Cathedral Church of Saints Asaph and Cyndeyrn, commonly called , is a cathedral in , , north . It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of St Asaph.

Manor estate
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neoclassical villa built near the village of in , northeast , by Hester Piozzi and her husband, Gabriel Piozzi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Asaph and Rhuddlan.

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of Britain's smallest cities, having a population of only 3,355. It is located in the lower parts of the Vale of Clwyd, in north Wales. The city's cathedral is one of four in .

Photo: Julia W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village in , two miles inland from Rhyl on the north Wales coast. It's best known for the substantial ruin of its 13th-century castle.

Village
is a village and community in , Wales. It is located on the A525 road in the , about halfway between to the north and to the south.

Waen

Latitude
53.2478° or 53° 14′ 52″ north
Longitude
-3.4065° or 3° 24′ 23″ west
Population
233
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open location code
9C5R6HXV+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3405174841
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7301127
Wiki­data ID
Q16897617
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Waen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Waen”
  • Cebuano: “Waen”
  • Dutch: “Waen”
  • French: “Waen”
  • Irish: “Waen”
  • Swedish: “Waen”
  • Welsh: “Waen, Sir Ddinbych”
  • Welsh: “Waen”
  • Welsh: “Waun”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Farmers Arms and Waungoleugoed Welsh Independent Chapel.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waen”. Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.