Denbigh

This article is about a town in Wales. For the former town of the same name in Virginia, see Denbigh, Virginia.

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Denbigh (Welsh: Dinbych) was the county town of the traditional county of Denbighshire, Wales before 1888. The town lies on the River Clwyd and grew around the glove-making industry.

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Notable buildings in Denbigh include Denbigh Castle, the town walls begun in 1282 including the Burgess Gate, and Leicester's Church, an unfinished church begun in 1579, which was going to be a cathedral with the title of city to be transferred from neighbouring St Asaph. The project ran out of money and the grounds now lie derelict. Other attractions in the town include a museum, while famous people associated with Denbigh include the cartographer Humphrey Lloyd, the playwright Twm o'r Nant, the poet Rhoda Broughton, the journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley, and the writer Kate Roberts.

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Denbigh hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1882, 1939 and 2001.

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Welsh: Welsh may refer to:...

County town: A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county....

Traditional county: redirect Association of British Counties...