Llandegla

infobox UK place
country= Wales
welsh_name= Llandegla-yn-Iâl
official_name= Llandegla
unitary_wales= Denbighshire
lieutenancy_wales= Clwyd
constituency_welsh_assembly= Clwyd South
constituency_westminster= Clwyd South
population= 2,400
post_town= Wrexham
postcode_district= LL11
postcode_area= LL
dial_code= 01978
os_grid_reference= SJ196524
latitude= 53.06317
longitude= -3.20091
map_type=

Llandegla or Llandegla-yn-Iâl is a village and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales.

Location

It is located 253 metres above sea level in the upper valley of the River Alyn just off the A525 road between Ruthin and Wrexham.

Amenities

Natural features in the area include the Clwydian Range to the north-west of the village, Llandegla Forest to the south-east and the Horseshoe Pass to the south. The village is named after Saint Tecla, the patron saint of the village and parish church.

In the 2001 census, the community had a population of 494.

Notable people who have lived in the village include the author Edward Tegla Davies and the hymn-writer and poet William Jones (Ehedydd Iâl).

Llandegla also has a mountain bike centre located in the forest.

References

*Llandegla Millennium Action Group (2003) "Llandegla Then and Now", Llandegla Millennium Action Group, Llandegla.

External Links

* [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=3&c=LL11+5YH&i=1001&m=0&enc=1&areaSearchText=llandegla&areaSearchType=16&extendedList=true&searchAreas= Llandegla Community (Parish)] , National Statistics
* [http://www.coedllandegla.com/ Official Coed Llandegla Mountain Biking website]
* [http://www.mbwales.com/en/content/cms/Centres/Coed_Llandegla/Coed_Llandegla.aspx Mountain Biking in Coed Llandegla - MBWales]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2742044 Photos of the Llandegla area at Geograph]