Dyserth
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Church of St Brigid | |
Location within Denbighshire | |
Population | 2,269 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ056789 |
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Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RHYL |
Postcode district | LL18 |
Dialling code | 01745 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Dyserth (Welsh: Diserth) is a village, community and electoral ward in Denbighshire, Wales. Its population at the 2011 United Kingdom census was 2,269[1] and was estimated by the Office for National Statistics as 2,271 in 2019.[2] It lies within the historic county boundaries of Flintshire. Features include quarrying remains, waterfalls and the mountain Moel Hiraddug. Its railway line, once part of the London and North Western Railway, finally closed in 1973 and is now a footpath.
The village lies on the A5151 road, which links Rhuddlan and Holywell. The nearest major settlements are the coastal towns of Rhyl and Prestatyn.
(note: The ONS census website shows that 28 June 2022 was the release date of the 2021 Census Population Data broken down to Wales' 22 local authorities, with more granular detail to come at an undetermined future date)