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{{Short description|Village in Denbighshire, Wales}}
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|country= Wales
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{{Infobox UK place
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| country = Wales
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|constituency_welsh_assembly= [[Vale of Clwyd (Assembly constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
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| welsh_name =
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|constituency_westminster= [[Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
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| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Vale of Clwyd (Assembly constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
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|official_name= Trefnant
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| constituency_westminster = [[Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
| population = 1,409
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| official_name = Trefnant
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| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]])<ref name=2001census />
|unitary_wales= [[Denbighshire]]
| population = 1,581
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| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]])
|lieutenancy_wales= [[Clwyd]]
|post_town= DENBIGH
| community_wales = Trefnant
| unitary_wales = [[Denbighshire]]
|postcode_district= LL16
|postcode_area= LL
| lieutenancy_wales = [[Clwyd]]
|dial_code= 01745
| post_town = DENBIGH
|os_grid_reference= SJ046709
| postcode_district = LL16
|latitude= 53.227
| postcode_area = LL
|longitude= -3.429
| post_town1 = ST. ASAPH
| postcode_district1 = LL17
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|static_image= [[Image:Trefnant in 2007.jpg|240px]]
| postcode_area1 = LL
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|static_image_caption= <small>The junction of the A525 and the B5428 roads</small>
| dial_code = 01745
| os_grid_reference = SJ046709
| coordinates = {{coord|53.227|-3.429|display=inline,title}}
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| static_image_name = Trefnant in 2007.jpg
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| static_image_caption = The junction of the A525 and the B5428 roads
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'''Trefnant''' is a village and [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Denbighshire]], [[Wales]]. It is located on the [[A525 road]] in the [[Vale of Clwyd]] (''Dyffryn Clwyd''), about halfway between [[St Asaph]] (''Llanelwy'') to the north and [[Denbigh]] to the south. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]], the community had a population of 1,409.<ref name=2001census>{{citation|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801642&c=trefnant&d=16&e=15&g=414311&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1237416178667&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=2001 Census: Trefnant|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref>
'''Trefnant''' is a village and [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Denbighshire]], Wales. It is located on the [[A525 road]] in the [[Vale of Clwyd]] (''Dyffryn Clwyd''), about halfway between [[St Asaph]] (''Llanelwy'') to the north and [[Denbigh]] to the south. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]], the community had a population of 1,409,<ref name=2001census>{{citation|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801642&c=trefnant&d=16&e=15&g=414311&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1237416178667&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=2001 Census: Trefnant|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref> increasing to 1,581 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129825&c=LL16+5UF&d=16&e=62&g=6489988&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1432480275857&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref>


[[Holy Trinity Church, Trefnant|Holy Trinity Church]], designed by [[George Gilbert Scott]], is a [[Listed building|Grade II* listed building]] in the village. It was erected to commemorate the life of John Lloyd Salusbury, of [[Galltfaenan Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=British Listed Buildings |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300019186-holy-trinity-church-trefnant |title=Holy Trinity Church |accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref> It forms part of a significant group of listed Scott-designed structures in the village, which include a school and parsonage.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=British Listed Buildings |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300019200-former-rectory-trefnant |title=Former rectory |accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=British Listed Buildings |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300019201-trefnant-school-trefnant |title=Trefnant School |accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=British Listed Buildings |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300019202-trefnant-school-house-trefnant |title=Trefnant School |accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref>
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[[Welsh language]] author and polemicist [[Emrys ap Iwan]] was a minister at Trefnant at the end of the 19th century.


Nearby is [[Llannerch Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/27410/details/LLANERCH+HALL/|title=Llannerch Hall|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>
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[[Trefnant railway station]] served the village. It closed in the 1960s.
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[[Trefnant railway station]] served the village. It closed in the 1960s. Also [[Llannerch railway station]] was located nearby at Llannerch Hall. It closed in 1871.


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[[Welsh language]] author and polemicist [[Emrys ap Iwan]] was a minister at Trefnant at the end of the 19th century.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
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Trefnant used to have a [[Association football|football]] team called Trefnant Village FC. They dropped out of the Clwyd League due to a cash crisis. They have a Summer league team which won the first summer title in 1927 and they last won a trophy in 2004, the shield, beating Henllan in the final.

[[Green Methodist Chapel]] was built in 1824. Built in the simple Gothic style, gable entry type.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/7900/details/green-chapel-welsh-calvinistic-methodist-trefnant|accessdate=9 October 2018|title=English}}</ref>

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Trefnant used to have a [[Association football|football]] team called Trefnant Village FC. They dropped out of the Clwyd League due to a cash crisis. They have a Summer league team which won the first summer title in 1927 and they last won a trophy in 2004, the shield, beating [[Henllan]] in the final.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

==Governance==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name exists. This ward stretches beyond the boundaries of the Community and the total population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/trefnant-w05000178#sthash.4wUzn27E.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref>


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==External links==
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*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3481772 www.geograph.co.uk: photos of Trefnant and surrounding area]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3481772 www.geograph.co.uk: photos of Trefnant and surrounding area]


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Latest revision as of 12:27, 17 May 2023

Trefnant
The junction of the A525 and the B5428 roads
Trefnant is located in Denbighshire
Trefnant
Trefnant
Location within Denbighshire
Population1,581 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ046709
Community
  • Trefnant
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDENBIGH
Postcode districtLL16
Post townST. ASAPH
Postcode districtLL17
Dialling code01745
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Denbighshire
53°13′37″N 3°25′44″W / 53.227°N 3.429°W / 53.227; -3.429

Trefnant is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. It is located on the A525 road in the Vale of Clwyd (Dyffryn Clwyd), about halfway between St Asaph (Llanelwy) to the north and Denbigh to the south. At the 2001 Census, the community had a population of 1,409,[1] increasing to 1,581 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Holy Trinity Church, designed by George Gilbert Scott, is a Grade II* listed building in the village. It was erected to commemorate the life of John Lloyd Salusbury, of Galltfaenan Hall.[3] It forms part of a significant group of listed Scott-designed structures in the village, which include a school and parsonage.[4][5][6]

Nearby is Llannerch Hall.[7]

Trefnant railway station served the village. It closed in the 1960s. Also Llannerch railway station was located nearby at Llannerch Hall. It closed in 1871.

Welsh language author and polemicist Emrys ap Iwan was a minister at Trefnant at the end of the 19th century.[citation needed]

Green Methodist Chapel was built in 1824. Built in the simple Gothic style, gable entry type.[8]

Trefnant used to have a football team called Trefnant Village FC. They dropped out of the Clwyd League due to a cash crisis. They have a Summer league team which won the first summer title in 1927 and they last won a trophy in 2004, the shield, beating Henllan in the final.[citation needed]

Governance[edit]

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches beyond the boundaries of the Community and the total population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,970.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2001 Census: Trefnant, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 18 March 2009
  2. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Holy Trinity Church". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Former rectory". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Trefnant School". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Trefnant School". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Llannerch Hall". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  8. ^ "English". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 May 2015.

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