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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = Wales
|official_name = Henllan
|welsh_name =
|latitude = 53.201
|longitude = -3.463
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|static_image_name = Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 48.JPG
|static_image_caption = Church with steeple tower behind
|population = 862
|population_ref = (2011)
|community_wales = Henllan
|unitary_wales = [[Denbighshire]]
|lieutenancy_wales =
|constituency_welsh_assembly= [[Vale of Clwyd (Assembly constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
|constituency_westminster = [[Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
|post_town = DENBIGH
|postcode_district = LL16
|postcode_area = LL
|dial_code = 01745
|os_grid_reference = SJ022681
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'''Henllan''' is a [[village]] in [[Denbighshire]], [[Wales]] with a [[population]] of approximately 750 (OfNS/2004) and lies in the countryside, approximately 2.25 miles (3.5&nbsp;km) north-west of the [[walled town]] of [[Denbigh]]. The population had increased to 862 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124487&c=LL16+5AN&d=16&e=62&g=6489728&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1432308061270&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>
'''Henllan''' is a [[village]] in [[Denbighshire]], [[Wales]] with a [[population]] of approximately 750 (OfNS/2004) and lies in the countryside, approximately 2.25 miles (3.5&nbsp;km) north-west of the [[walled town]] of [[Denbigh]]. The population had increased to 862 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124487&c=LL16+5AN&d=16&e=62&g=6489728&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1432308061270&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>


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Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 111.JPG|Inside the church, towards the back
Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 111.JPG|Inside the church, towards the back
Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 78.JPG|Inside the church, towards the front
Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 78.JPG|Inside the church, towards the front
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File:Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 48.JPG|Church with steeple tower behind
Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 66.JPG|Salusbury family memorial
Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 66.JPG|Salusbury family memorial
Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 40.JPG|15th century font.
Eglwys Sant Sadwrn Henllan Sir Ddinbych Denbighshire cymru 40.JPG|15th century font.
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3481066 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Henllan and surrounding area]
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3481066 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Henllan and surrounding area]
*[http://www.henllan.com/ www.henllan.com/: Henllan Village Website maintained by the Henllan Community Council]
*[http://www.henllan.com/ www.henllan.com/: Henllan Village Website maintained by the Henllan Community Council]
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{{Denbighshire}}
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[[Category:Villages in Denbighshire]]
[[Category:Villages in Denbighshire]]

Revision as of 23:14, 22 January 2016

Henllan
Church with steeple tower behind
Population862 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ022681
Community
  • Henllan
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDENBIGH
Postcode districtLL16
Dialling code01745
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
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Wales
Denbighshire

Henllan is a village in Denbighshire, Wales with a population of approximately 750 (OfNS/2004) and lies in the countryside, approximately 2.25 miles (3.5 km) north-west of the walled town of Denbigh. The population had increased to 862 at the 2011 census.[1]

Church and tower

  • Photo by John Thomas, c. 1885
    Photo by John Thomas, c. 1885
  • Inside the church, towards the back
    Inside the church, towards the back
  • Inside the church, towards the front
    Inside the church, towards the front
  • Salusbury family memorial
    Salusbury family memorial
  • 15th century font.
    15th century font.

Henllan is well known locally for its unusual parish church with the tower built separated from the main building, on a rocky mound in a far corner of the churchyard. It has been suggested that this was to increase area in which the bells could be heard, as the parish was quite large.[2]

Saint Sadwrn's church forms part of the Benefice of Henllan, which includes the parishes of Henllan, Bylchau and Gwytherin.

The Ghost of Llindir

The village's only pub is believed to be one of the oldest in Wales. The Llindir Inn is a 13th-century partially thatched building, and is well known for its ghost. Dewi Roberts, in his book The Old Villages of Denbighshire and Flintshire, writes how pub-goers have seen 'an attractive woman in white' (described elsewhere as a woman in blue[3]). She's believed to have been married to a sailor, and while he was away at sea, she found herself a lover. One winter night her husband took unexpected shore leave, and caught them both in flagrante delicto. He murdered his wife, and from that moment on, a number of people claim to have seen her. The story attracted so much attention, that it was even part of a television programme back in the sixties.[2] Like all ghost stories, however, there are inaccuracies, and local legend has it that only females are able to see the ghost, known as Sylvia. She also appears only in the upstairs part of the pub and on cold frosty nights.

The 'ghost' legend was not known in the village prior to World War II, and probably originated as a means to encourage more trade, particularly from US troops stationed in nearby Denbigh.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/towns_denbighshire/pages/henllan.shtml
  3. ^ "Denbighshire's most haunted", Denbighshire Free Press, 19 February 2009

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