Derwen, two townships and a parish in Ruthin district, Denbigh. The townships are Derwen-Dyfanedd and Derwen-Ysgeifiog; lie on the river Clwyd, at the boundary with Merioneth, near the vale of Clwyd railway, 5 miles N by W of Corwen; and have a post-office, of the name of Derwen, under Corwen. The parish comprises 3,912 acres. Real property, £2,491. Pop., 573. The property is much subdivided. Whetstone is quarried. A spring called Sarak’s well has much local medicinal repute for cancer. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £415. Patron, the Bishop of St. David’s. The church stands on a solitary spot, nearly at the top of a lofty hill; and is very good. The churchyard contains an ancient cross 13 ½ feet high.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
