Cyffylliog
Cyffylliog or Y Gyffylliog is a village in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically it was also a parish.
The village is located where the River Corris meets the River Clywedog. A minor road links it to Ruthin about 6km east.
The place name was first recorded in 1259-60 as Kyffellyauc, and in forms closer to today since the 16th century. "Cyffyll" is used to describe stumps and may refer to pollard trees beside the River Clywedog.[1]
St Mary's Church is said to have been built by Griffith Goch at the end of the 12th century.[2] It was a chapel of ease to Llanynys until it was made its own parish on 26 January 1874, comprising the townships of Bontuchel, Trefor (or Cefntrefor), Treganol (or Fachlwyd), Ffiddoedd and Tre'r Parc. By this point it had already effectively been a separate parish for many years. In 1878 it was expanded with 2007 acres from Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch parish.[3]
The church was extensively restored in 1876 and little remains of the previous structure. A settlement first grew around the church in the late 18th century, with much of the village dating to the mid 19th century.[2]
As a community, Cyffylliog also includes the village of Bontuchel. As of 2011 it had a population of 495.