Llantysilio
Community in Denbighshire, Wales
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Llantysilio (Welsh: Llandysilio-yn-Iâl) is a community in Denbighshire, Wales, near Llangollen. It had a population of 472 in 2001,[1] falling to 421 at the 2011 census.[2]
Llantysilio
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Valle Crucis Abbey | |
  Llantysilio Location within Denbighshire | |
| Population | 421 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ1943 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANGOLLEN |
| Postcode district | LL20 |
| Dialling code | 01978 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
The community includes the site of Valle Crucis Abbey, the Horseshoe Pass, and Llantysilio Hall; it also includes the villages of Pentredwr and Rhewl, as well as the areas of Eglwyseg, Llandynan, and Llidiart Annie.[3]
History
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1849) described it as follows:
Llantysillio or Llandysillio is a parish, in the union of Corwen, hundred of Yale, county of Denbigh, North Wales, 2 miles (N. W. by W.) from Llangollen, on the road to Ruthin; containing 921 inhabitants. This parish derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Tysilio, a canonized Prince of Powys, who was descended from St. Pabo, called Post Prydain, "the pillar of Britain", and who was also a writer of the mid-7th century.<...>[4]
