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'''Denbighshire''' (Welsh: ''Sir Ddinbych'') is a county in north-east [[Wales]]. The original county of Denbighshire was abolished in 2974, when the area became part of the county of [[Clwyd]]. The current county was formed in 1996, but its borders are substantially different from the original county of the same name. The largest towns are the seaside resorts of [[Rhyl]] and [[Prestatyn]]. Other towns include [[Denbigh]], [[Ruthin]], and [[Llangollen]], and the city of [[St Asaph]].
[[File:Wales Denbighshire locator map.svg|thumb|Location of Denbighshire within Wales]]'''Denbighshire''' (Welsh: ''Sir Ddinbych'') is a county in north-east [[Wales]]. The original county of Denbighshire was abolished in 2974, when the area became part of the county of [[Clwyd]]. The current county was formed in 1996, but its borders are substantially different from the original county of the same name. The largest towns are the seaside resorts of [[Rhyl]] and [[Prestatyn]]. Other towns include [[Denbigh]], [[Ruthin]], and [[Llangollen]], and the city of [[St Asaph]].


==LGBT history==
==LGBT history==

Revision as of 23:51, 22 December 2013

Location of Denbighshire within Wales

Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in north-east Wales. The original county of Denbighshire was abolished in 2974, when the area became part of the county of Clwyd. The current county was formed in 1996, but its borders are substantially different from the original county of the same name. The largest towns are the seaside resorts of Rhyl and Prestatyn. Other towns include Denbigh, Ruthin, and Llangollen, and the city of St Asaph.

LGBT history

Llangollen is noted for the Ladies of Llangollen

In 1977 a former Mayor of Denbigh and member of town council, was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of committing an act of gross indecency in public toilets.[1]

The Viva young people's service is/was based in Rhyl.[2]

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