Cwm, Denbighshire

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Cwm
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Cwm church
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Cwm
Location within Denbighshire
Population378 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SJ066773
Community
  • Cwm
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ST. ASAPH
Postcode district LL17
Post townRHYL
Postcode district LL18
Dialling code 01745
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Denbighshire
53°17′06″N3°24′04″W / 53.285°N 3.401°W / 53.285; -3.401 Coordinates: 53°17′06″N3°24′04″W / 53.285°N 3.401°W / 53.285; -3.401
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Mynydd y Cwm

Cwm is a village and community in Denbighshire, below the hill Mynydd y Cwm.

The church in Cwm is dedicated to two 6th-century saints, St Mael and St Sulien. [2]

Local councillors have given the go-ahead for a wind turbine to be erected on farmland near Cwm. The 50 kW turbine will be at Marian Mawr and it was voted through with a big majority by Denbighshire County Council. [3]

The community includes the Blue Lion Pub, the settlement of Marian Cwm, and part of Rhuallt.

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References

  1. "Community population 2011" . Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. CPAT. "Church of St Mael and St Sulien, Cwm" . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. Foregrave, Andrew. "Cwm turbine row: Denbighshire residents fear 'colonisation' by wind farms". Daily Post. Retrieved 28 April 2014.