Derwen, Denbighshire

Description
Derwen, a parish in Denbighshire, which contains the two townships of Dyfaned to the west and Ysgeifiog to the east. They lie on the river Clwyd, at the boundary with Merionethshire, 5 miles N by W of Corwen, with a station on the L. & N.W.R. Post town, Corwen. The parish comprises 3912 acres; population, 486. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St Asaph; net value, £340 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church stands in the village nearly at the top of a lofty hill, and contains a fine rood loft of the loth century. The churchyard contains an ancient cross 13^ feet high.