Cynwyd, a chapelry in Gwyddelwern parish, Merioneth; on the line of the Corwen railway, 2 miles N of Corwen, and 8 SSW of Ruthin r. station. It contains the townships of Cynwyd-fawr and Cynwyd-fechan, and has a post-office under Corwen, and fairs on 6 Aug. and 21 Oct. Statistics, with the parish. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llangar, in the diocese of St. Asaph.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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