Waen
Waen is a sparsely populated community in the Vale of Clwyd, in the Welsh county of Denbighshire. It includes the hamlet of Waen Goleugoed. The former civil parish was created in 1896 from the Flintshire portion of St Asaph, and lies on the eastern bank of the River Clwyd, 2.7 miles east of St Asaph, 15.4 miles north west of Mold, 5.1 miles north of Denbigh and 11.9 miles north of Ruthin.
- Type: Village with 233 residents
- Description: community in Denbighshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Waen, Sir Ddinbych” and “Waun”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Beunos College and St Asaph Cathedral.
St Beunos College
College
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Asaph and Bodfari.
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Waen
- Categories: community and locality
- Location: Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cil-Owen and Waen Gate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Farmers Arms and Waungoleugoed Welsh Independent Chapel.
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