Ruthin
Ruthin is the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales as well as a neighborhood in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd. The older town, the castle and also St Peter's Square lie on a hill, but numerous newer parts in the flood plain of the River Clwyd. This arised several times in the late 1990s-- flood-control jobs setting you back £ 3 million were finished in autumn 2003. Ruthin is skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and also Rhewl. The name comes from the Welsh words rhudd (red) and also din (ft), reflecting the colour of the sandstone bedrock, of which the castle was built 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 attributed to the bro of Gildas as well as King Arthur, situated outside Barclays Bank in St Peter's Square. The population at the 2001 Census was 5,218, of whom 47 percent were male and also 53 percent lady. The ordinary 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 and also 25 per cent in England. Welsh speakers represent 42 percent of the community's population.
