The town of Ruthin was built on a red sandstone hill as a strategic lookout over the River Clwyd. A town which has over seven hundred years of recorded history, whose streets have been trodden by kings, queens, princes and travellers; its past suffered plague, battle and siege; its buildings reflect the best of architectural styles making the town an outstanding Conservation Area.
The town survived the Wars of the Roses and sent Sir Thomas Exmewe
to London to become Lord Mayor in 1517 / 18 and Dr Gabriel Goodman
established in the town a grammar school (1574) and Christ's
Hospital (1590) for twelve poor persons around St Peter's Church - a
unique foundation in Wales.
See alos: Ruthin Castle
Ruthin (Rhuthun in Welsh), comes in two parts: 'Rhudd' + 'din'.
'Rhudd' means red and 'din' means a village or town), lies at the end of the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, North Wales.