Ruthin
Ruthin is the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales and a community in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd. The older community, the castle and also St Peter's Square lie on a hillside, but numerous newer parts in the flood plain of the River Clwyd. This arised numerous times in the late 1990s-- flood-control works costing £ 3 million were completed in autumn 2003. Ruthin is skirted by towns such as Pwllglas as well as Rhewl. The name originates from the Welsh words rhudd (red) and also cacophony (fort), reflecting the colour of the sandstone bedrock, of which the castle was constructed in 1277-- 1284. The original name was Castell Coch yng Ngwern-fôr (Red Castle in the Sea Swamps). The mill is nearby. Maen Huail is a signed up ancient monument credited to the sibling of Gildas as well as King Arthur, located outside Barclays Bank in St Peter's Square. The population at the 2001 Census was 5,218, of whom 47 per cent were male as well as 53 per cent female. The typical age of the population was 43.0 years as well as the population is 98.2 per cent "white". According to the 2011 census, 68 per cent were born in Wales as well as 25 percent in England. Welsh audio speakers represent 42 percent of the community's population.
