Llannerch

Llannerch (sometimes spelled Llanerch) was a commote in the cantref of Dyffryn Clwyd which later became the Marcher Lordship of Ruthin.[1][2] Situated in an area south of Ruthin the commote covered an area of 9,000 acres (14 sq mi; 3,600 ha) which included the parishes of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd and Llanelidan and 19 townships.[3][4] Much of the land within the commote was owned by the Bishopric of Bangor.[5]

The commote was abolished when the English system of counties was introduced to north Wales under the provisions of the Act of Union 1536 and the area became part of the county of Denbighshire.[1] The name was maintained with the building of Llannerch Hall in the 16th century.[6]

References
  1. Rusu, R. (2011). "The evolution of administrative organization in Wales. Case study: The former Glyndŵr District" (PDF). Studia Ubb Geographia. 61 (2): 151.
  2. Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Manna; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. p. 220. ISBN 978-0708319536.
  3. Smith, Llinos Beverley (2015). "Family, land and inheritance in late medieval Wales: a case study of Llannerch in the lordship of Dyffryn Clwyd" (PDF). Welsh History Review. 27 (3): 428.
  4. "Lordship of Ruthin (Denbighshire): Court and Constables' Records". The National Archives. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. "Notes on the rural deanery of Dyffryn Clwyd to 1859". National Library of Wales Journal. XX (1): 50. 1977.
  6. Ward and Lock's (late Shaw's) illustrated guide to and popular history of North Wales. 1884. p. 59.

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