About: River Terrig

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The River Terrig (Welsh: Afon Terrig) is a small river in north-east Wales. The river rises at near Graianrhyd village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Denbighshire, about three miles from the source of the River Alyn. It then flows northwards and eastwards, forming the boundary between the old parishes of Nercwys and Treuddyn. At Nant-y-Mynydd it is joined by several small springs from Mynydd Ddu, and finally itself joins the River Alyn at Pontblyddyn, Flintshire.

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  • The River Terrig (Welsh: Afon Terrig) is a small river in north-east Wales. The river rises at near Graianrhyd village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Denbighshire, about three miles from the source of the River Alyn. It then flows northwards and eastwards, forming the boundary between the old parishes of Nercwys and Treuddyn. At Nant-y-Mynydd it is joined by several small springs from Mynydd Ddu, and finally itself joins the River Alyn at Pontblyddyn, Flintshire. The Terrig is a habitat for brown trout. Its name is derived from its rapid flow after times of heavy rain; Thomas Pennant, in his Tours in Wales, described it as "the Terrig, or the violent, [...] often of a tremendous swell and fury". (en)
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  • The Terrig near Leeswood Old Hall. (en)
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  • Terrig (en)
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  • From Welsh terydd, "swift", or terig, "violent, harsh" (en)
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  • Llyn Cyfynwy, near Graianrhyd, Denbighshire (en)
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  • The River Terrig (Welsh: Afon Terrig) is a small river in north-east Wales. The river rises at near Graianrhyd village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Denbighshire, about three miles from the source of the River Alyn. It then flows northwards and eastwards, forming the boundary between the old parishes of Nercwys and Treuddyn. At Nant-y-Mynydd it is joined by several small springs from Mynydd Ddu, and finally itself joins the River Alyn at Pontblyddyn, Flintshire. (en)
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  • River Terrig (en)
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  • Terrig (en)
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