Denbighshire

Denbighshire Historic County Map (source: Wikipedia)

Denbighshire is a coastal county in North East Wales.

Major towns: Denbigh, Rhyl, Ruthin, Wrexham.

Industry: Agriculture, coal mining, quarrying, leather and woollen goods

Famous more for the holiday resorts of Rhyl and Prestatyn, the economy of the area is based on small industry and tourism.

Caerphilly, as well as being home to the delicious cheese after which it is named, is the birth place of Tommy Cooper.

Once an elegant Victorian resort, there was a large influx of people from Liverpool and Manchester to Rhyl after World War II. This had a huge impact on the town and surrounding area, affecting local culture and diminishing the prevalence of the Welsh language.

Resources

Primary Reference Links

• Clwyd Family History Society

• GENUKI Denbighshire

• GENUKI Wrexham

• Parish Register Look up Exchange

Countywide Interest

• British History on line - Denbighshire

• Clwyd Metal Mines Survey

• Denbighshire Curious Fox

• Denbigh Library, Museum and Art Gallery

• The Clwydian Hillforts

Specific Town and Village Interest

• Bodelwyddan Castle

• Bwlchgwyn

• Coedpoeth

• Colwyn Bay Civic Society

• Henllan Herald

• Llangollen

• Minera History

• Minera Parish Records Transcriptions

• The Harry Thomas Prestatyn Archives

• Wrexham Burials Search 1876 - 1989

Maps and Photographs

• Old Photographs of Llangollen

• Photos of the Churches of North Wales

Register Offices

Colwyn
New Clinic and Offices,
67 Market Street,
Abergele,
LL22 7BP.
Tel:01745 823976
Cheques payable to The Superintendent Registrar.
On-line indexes - NorthWalesBMD

Wrexham Register Office
Ty Dewi Sant
Rhosddu Road
Wrexham
LL11 1NF

Denbighshire North
Morfa Clwyd,
Marsh Road,
Rhyl,
Denbighshire,
LL18 1AF
Tel:01745 366610
Fax: 01745 366614

Denbighshire South
The Town Hall,
Wynnstay Road,
Ruthin,
Denbighshire,
LL15 1YN
Tel:01824 706187

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

• Research Offers: Cemetery
• Research Offers: Photograph
• Research Offers: Probate
• Research Offers: Record Office/Archive

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.

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