Clwyd

Clwyd (pronounced KLOO-id) is a preserved county in the eastern part of North Wales. It consists of the unitary authorities Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, as well as Conwy. Its seaside towns are popular with visitors from England, offering guesthouses, caravan sites and holiday villages.

53°6′28″N 3°22′52″W

Map of Clwyd

• 53.046-2.9931 Wrexham (Wrecsam) – the largest city in North Wales, with medieval and industrial heritage, a famous football club and the Football Museum of Wales
• 53.258-3.4422 St Asaph (Llanelwy) – one of Britain's smallest cities and the smallest Anglican cathedral in Great Britain
• 53.2-3.033333 Deeside (Glannau Dyfrdwy) – industrial area abutting Chester (England), covering Connah's Quay, Ewloe, Shotton and Queensferry; start of the Wales Coast Path

• 53.16904MISSING WIKILINK Buckley (Bwcle) – former brickmaking town, home to The Tivoli venue
• 52.93-3.055 Chirk (Y Waun) – castle and aqueduct
• 52.98-3.3796 Corwen – local associations with Owain Glyndŵr and Caer Drewyn Iron Age hillfort
• 53.187-3.4157 Denbigh (Dinbych) – picturesque historic market town
• 53.244-3.1328 Flint (Y Fflint) – site of Edward I's first castle in Wales, from where he commenced his conquest
• 53.079-2.8819 Holt – 14th-century bridge across the border to England
• 53.274-3.22310 Holywell (Treffynnon) – St Winefride's Well, a pilgrimage site since the 7th century
• 52.97-3.1711 Llangollen – Steam railway, Roman bridge, historic canal, the beautiful Dee Valley, and UNESCO-listed Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in the nearby village of Trevor
• 53.166-3.13312 Mold (Yr Wyddgrug) – see a play at Clwyd Theatr Cymru
• 53.331-3.40513 Prestatyn – coastal resort and beach and starting point for a number of hiking trails
• 53.321-3.4814 Rhyl (Y Rhyl) – seaside resort
• 53.116-3.30615 Ruthin (Rhuthun) – historic town with fine example of black and white timber framed buildings

• 53.21-3.3616 Bodfari – a popular overnight stop for walkers on the Offa's Dyke Path and along the route of the Clwydian Way
• 53.294-3.46417 Rhuddlan – 13th-century castle

• 53.13-3.2251 Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB (Bryniau Clwyd a Dyffryn Dyfrdwy) – a range of mountains and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

A55 North Wales Expressway between Chester and Bangor is the main route into the north of the region, while from the south the A5 to Chirk from Shrewsbury. In the east the A483 connects Wrexham to Chester in the north and to Chirk in the south were in connects with the A5.

Arriva Wales has services from Chester to Mold.

• 53.2922-3.649721 North Wales Coast Line. Connections from Crewe and Holyhead to Rhyl, Prestatyn, Flint, Queensferry  (updated Nov 2016)
• Borderlands Line. From the Wirral to Wrexham  (updated Nov 2016)
• Shrewsbury–Chester line. Between Chester and Shrewsbury via Wrexham, Ruabon and Chirk.  (updated Nov 2016)

• Flintshire bus timetable^{[dead link]}
• Denbighshire bus timetable
• Wrexham county bus information

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