Llandrillo, Denbighshire

Llandrillo

High Street
Llandrillo
 Llandrillo shown within Denbighshire
Population 580 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ035371
CommunityLlandrillo
Principal areaDenbighshire
Ceremonial countyClwyd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CORWEN
Postcode district LL21
Dialling code 01490
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentClwyd South
Welsh AssemblyClwyd South
List of places
UK
Wales
Denbighshire

Coordinates: 52°55′19″N 3°26′10″W / 52.922°N 3.436°W / 52.922; -3.436

Llandrillo (or, in full, Llandrillo yn Edeirnion) is a small village and community in the Edeirnion area of Denbighshire in Wales, between Bala, and Corwen on the B4401 road. It was historically in the county of Merionethshire, and has a population of 580.[1]

It is named after Saint Trillo who came from Brittany with other missionaries and who founded Llandrillo church on a mound next to the Ceidiog stream close to its confluence with the River Dee.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north with a total population of 1,122.[2]

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