Prion, Denbighshire

Prion
Chapel and house in 2009
Prion Location within Denbighshire
OS grid reference	SJ053663
Community	Denbigh
Principal area	Denbighshire
Preserved county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DENBIGH
Postcode district	LL16
Dialling code	01745
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Clwyd North
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Vale of Clwyd
Website	denbightowncouncil.gov.uk
List of places UK Wales Denbighshire 53°08′59″N3°25′03″W / 53.149834°N 3.4175°W / 53.149834; -3.4175

Prion is a village in the Vale of Clwyd, and is located in the community of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch in Denbighshire, Wales, about two miles south of the town of Denbigh and on the northern border of the Denbigh Moors. There is no centre for the village, just a collection of scattered houses and farms. Ysgol Pantpastynog primary school, Capel Prion (Presbyterian) and Saint James' Church (closed in 2008) are in the village.

Prion Church.

The origin of the name

According to the Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales , the name means 'tir Pereu'. ^[1]

Notable people

• Edward Jones  [ cy ], hymnist
• Leah Owen, singer

References

1. Owen, Hywel Wyn (2007). Dictionary of the place-names of Wales. Richard Morgan. Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer. ISBN   978-1-84323-901-7. OCLC   191731809.