Rhug

Rhug is a township in the parish of , , , formerly in the old cantref of Edeirnion and later a part of , two miles from and ten miles north east of .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: mansion in Denbighshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Rhûg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Capel y Rug and Llangar Old Church.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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Llangar Church, or All Saints Old Parish Church, Llangar, was formerly the parish church of Llangar with Cynwyd, in the Dee Valley, , North Wales.

Archaeological site
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is an early Iron Age hillfort to the north of the town of , . It has a large stone rampart with entrances on the west and north sides; there is a guard chamber within the north-east entrance, and it has a deep defensive ditch. is situated 2 miles east of Rhug.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Druid and Clawdd Poncen.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , . The village is located where the A5 and the A494 meet, about two miles west of and near the boundary with .

Village
is a village in , Wales, approximately 1.3 miles northwest of , on the opposite bank of the . The community population taken at the 2011 census was 300.

Village
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is a small village and community in the Edeirnion area of in , located about 2 miles south west of the town of . It had a population of 528 in 2001, increasing to 542 at the census 2011, and is home to a large factory, run by Ifor Williams Trailers. is situated 2 miles south of Rhug.

Rhug

Latitude
52.98417° or 52° 59′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.40906° or 3° 24′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C4RXHMR+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5700713156
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q7321544
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Rhug” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rhug”
  • Welsh: “Capel Rug”
  • Welsh: “Capel y Rug”
  • Welsh: “Y Rug”

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Stable Wood and Conference Room.

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