| Prion | |
|---|---|
 Chapel and house in 2009 | |
  Prion Location within Denbighshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ053663 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DENBIGH |
| Postcode district | LL16 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Website | denbightowncouncil.gov.uk |
Prion is a village in the Vale of Clwyd, and is located in the community of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch in Denbighshire, Wales, about two miles south of the town of Denbigh and on the northern border of the Denbigh Moors. There is no centre for the village, just a collection of scattered houses and farms. Ysgol Pantpastynog primary school, Capel Prion (Presbyterian) and Saint James' Church (closed in 2008) are in the village.
The origin of the name
[edit]According to the Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales , the name means 'tir Pereu'.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Edward Jones, hymnist
- Leah Owen, singer
References
[edit]- ^ Owen, Hywel Wyn (2007). Dictionary of the place-names of Wales. Richard Morgan. Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer. ISBN 978-1-84323-901-7. OCLC 191731809.
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