Prion, Denbighshire


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 and Saint James' Church are in the village.

The origin of the name

According to the Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales, the name means 'tir Pereu'.

Notable people