Denbigh

Denbigh, the county town of Denbighshire, N. Wales, stands in the deep valley of the Clwyd, 30 miles W. of Chester, on the Great Western and North Western Railways. On a rock round which the houses cluster stand the ruins of the castle of Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, and there are also traces of a Cistercian abbey and Carmelite chapel. The town hall dates from 1572, and the grammar school from 1727. Howell's school for girls is a recent foundation of the Drapers' Company. Shoes and gloves are the only manufactures. The borough unites with Ruthin, Wrexham, and Holt to send a member to Parliament.