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Clwyd

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Take a tour of Theatr Clwyd

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Dyffryn Clwyd (Yn Nyffryn Clwyd)

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St Giles Church Wrexham Clwyd

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Yn Y Dechreuad - Clwyd TiFi

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The Vale of Clwyd Denbigh Plum (PDO) Welsh Food Bwyd Cymru Eirin Dinbych Dyffryn Clwyd (PDO)

Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the county. To the north lies the Irish Sea, and the English counties of Cheshire to the east and Shropshire to the south-east. The Welsh counties of Powys and Gwynedd lie to the south and west respectively. Clwyd additionally shares a maritime border with the English county of Merseyside along the River Dee. Between 1974 and 1996, it was a county with a county council, one of the eight counties into which Wales was divided, and was subdivided into six districts. In 1996, the county of Clwyd was abolished, and the new unitary authorities of Wrexham, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, and Flintshire were created; under this reorganisation, "Clwyd" became a preserved county, with the name being retained for certain ceremonial functions.
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