Henllan

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Henllan is a village in Wales with a population of roughly 4,000. It lies in the countryside of Denbighshire, and is approximatley 2.5 miles northwest of the town of Denbigh.

[edit] The church tower

Henllan is well known locally for its unusual church. The tower is separate from the main body of the church and was built in the far corner of the church yard, on a rocky mound. One reason for that MAY be that it was felt that the church bells would be heard from further away, in what was once a large parish.^[1]

[edit] The Ghost of Llindir

The village's only pub is believed to be one of the oldest in Wales. Llindir Inn is a 13th century thatched building, and is well known for its ghost. Dewi Roberts, in his book The Old Villages of Denbighshire and Flintshire, writes how pub-goers have seen 'an attractive woman in white'. She's believed to have been married to a seafarer, and while he was away, she found herself a lover. One winter night her husband took unexpected shore leave, and caught them both 'in the act'. He murdered his wife, and from that moment on, a number of people claim to have seen her. The story attracted so much attention, that it was even part of a television programme back in the sixties.^[2] However like all ghost stories there are innacuracies, and local legend has it that only females are able to see the ghost, known as Sylvia.