Ruthin
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 Peers Memorial, St Peter's Square | |
  Ruthin Location within Denbighshire | |
| Population | 5,461 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ123583[2] |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUTHIN |
| Postcode district | LL15 |
| Dialling code | 01824 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Ruthin (/ˈrɪθɪn/ RITH-in; Welsh: Rhuthun) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. It is Denbighshire's county town. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and Rhewl. The name comes from the Welsh rhudd (red) and din (fort), after the colour of sandstone bedrock, from which the castle was built in 1277–1284.[3] The Old Mill, Ruthin, is nearby. Maen Huail, a registered ancient monument attributed to the brother of Gildas and King Arthur, stands in St Peter's Square.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Thomas Nicholas (1 January 1991). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales. ISBN 9780806313146. Retrieved 8 October 2007.