Betws Gwerfil Goch

Village in Denbighshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Betws Gwerfil Goch

Location within Denbighshire

Population351 (2011)OS grid referenceSJ033465Community

53°00′29″N 3°26′35″W / 53.008°N 3.443°W / 53.008; -3.443

Betws Gwerfil Goch (Standard Welsh: Betws Gwerful Goch) is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. It had a population of 351 at the 2011 census.^[1] Until 1974 it was part of Edeirnion Rural District in Meirionnydd, and was transferred to Glyndŵr District in Clwyd by the Local Government Act 1972.^[2] It became part of Denbighshire in 1996. The community includes Melin-y-Wig village.

The village retains its primary school.^[3]

Notable people

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^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Betws Gwerfil Goch Civil Parish Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 12 January 2010
^ "Ysgol Betws Gwerfil Goch". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 7 June 2020.