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County Population: 92,000 (estimate)
Denbighshire
has an area of 844 sq km (326 sq miles), with a narrow coastal plain where
the beaches of Rhyl and Prestatyn are wide and sandy. Mostly rugged and
hilly inland, the county is bounded in the east by the mountains of the
Clwydian Range, in the south by the Berwyn Hills, and in the west by moorland
on the northern part of the Cambrian Mountains; the setting of the 61
sq km (23 sq mile) Clocaenog Forest.
There
are many prehistoric remains in Denbighshire, and Romans mined lead at
Prestatyn. The area was the scene of conflict with invaders from Northumbria
in AD 613, and Offa's Dyke, which runs through the county is a reminder
of struggles between Welsh and Mercian kings in the 8th and 9th centuries.
Normans arrived in the late 11th and early 12th centuries, but the county
remained turbulent until the late 13th century when Edward I of England
established control, building the castles of Denbigh, Ruthin, and Rhuddlan.
Agriculture,
farming, forestry and tourism support the economy. Of note are the towns
of Denbigh, built on a hillside and dominated by the 13th century castle,
and Llangollen, where each July sees the International Musical Eisteddfod
take place. A short distance northwest of Llangollen is Valle Crucis Abbey,
where extensive remains of a 13th century Cistercian abbey can be found.
Offa's Dyke Path begins at Prestatyn and winds southwards through the
Clwydian Range, which has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty.
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