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Denbighshire (historic)

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In the south and west of what was Denbighshire, the mountains of the Clwydian Range rose from 1000 to 2,500 ft (760 m) high. The east was hilly. There was some level ground along the coastal strip. The highest points were Moel Sych and Cader Berwyn at 2,728 feet (831 m).
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had also come under Denbighshire. The most important industries were agriculture and tourism, but near Wrexham the county had major resources in coal (see
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was created on 1 April 1996, for modern local government purposes, covering a substantially different area from the historic county.
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The administrative county was abolished in 1974, with most of its territory becoming part of the new districts of
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Eight rural districts were formed (also by the 1894 Act), based on existing rural sanitary districts:
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in Ruthin, a building which was designed by Walter Douglas Wiles and completed in March 1909.
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was incorporated in 1857. Colwyn Bay urban district was incorporated in 1934.
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purposes ended on 1 April 1974, with the creation of the new county of
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for the purpose of local government; these in large part equated to
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From the medieval period until 1974, Denbighshire was divided into
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from areas previously in the Marches. It was formed from
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The county was governed by an elected 535: 1295:Denbighshire archaeological information 1195: 295:, later classed as one of the thirteen 230:Denbighshire County Council (1889–1974) 225: 131: 90: 450:ran north along its western boundary. 1290:Denbighshire genealogical information 1179:List of High Sheriffs of Denbighshire 979:, who took over the functions of the 260: 256: 233: 213: 199: 189: 179: 172: 158: 148: 138: 117: 107: 97: 7: 832:Many of these parishes ended up in 83:Show location in the United Kingdom 1108:. This area was sometimes called 453:The main towns in the county were 73:Show location in England and Wales 25: 1119:, and reduced to five in number: 1420: 362:Denbighshire was created by the 124:427,978 acres (1,731.97 km) 114:426,084 acres (1,724.30 km) 104:386,052 acres (1,562.30 km) 77: 67: 57: 1016:Municipal Corporations Act 1835 1457:1535 establishments in England 1104:in the neighbouring county of 1018:. The county's third borough, 334:, the use of Denbighshire for 1: 1100:were administered as part of 1014:were reformed in 1835 by the 1033:(renamed Abergele in 1935), 844:, and those marked W are in 836:, but those marked C are in 364:Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542 1473: 1442:Historic counties of Wales 1110:Glan Conway Rural District 1049:urban district was formed. 852:Places of special interest 297:historic counties of Wales 1418: 1347: 1098:Llansanffraid Glan Conway 1027:Local Government Act 1894 973:Local Government Act 1888 332:Local Government Act 1972 261: 257: 253: 210: 169: 128: 54: 1043:urban sanitary districts 840:, those marked P are in 27:Historic county in Wales 1211:Denbighshire population 531:ecclesiastical parishes 1131:, Ruthin and Wrexham. 964: 886:Wrexham County Borough 507:Denbighshire Coalfield 276: 63:Show location in Wales 38: 1035:Colwyn Bay and Colwyn 969:administrative county 960: 323:, and to the west by 285:administrative county 1230:Vision of Britain - 1209:Vision of Britain - 1102:Conwy Rural District 1031:Abergele and Pensarn 1300:Map of Denbighshire 1267:. 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Index

County of Denbigh
Welsh
Denbighshire shown within Wales
Denbighshire shown within England and Wales
Denbighshire shown within the United Kingdom
Chapman code
HQ
Denbigh
Ruthin
Welsh
administrative county
north
Wales
historic counties of Wales
Irish Sea
Flintshire
Cheshire
Shropshire
Montgomeryshire
Merionethshire
Caernarfonshire
Local Government Act 1972
local government
ceremonial
Clwyd
county
the same name
Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542
Cantrefi
Lordship of Denbigh

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