Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire, Wales

St. Dyfnog Church

Ann Parry

At the latter part of the 18th century, the body of a certain Ann Parry was laid to rest in the churchyard. In life, Ann was a Methodist preacher, founder of the village Sunday school and generally a highly regarded person. At this time, nothing unusual was ever suspected, but what was to follow many believed miraculous. Forty-three years later, her grave was opened in which to place the body of her son. However, they found that her corpse was in a perfect state of preservation. Even the flowers placed with her were said to be still fresh and fragrant. Three years later, her body was again exhumed and found to be in the same condition. This lead to many flocking to the village believing her to be divine. Others have stated that the acidity in the soil had killed the bacteria and prevented it from taking the usual course of decomposition.

Dafydd Salusbury

The ghost of Dafydd Salusbury is reportedly seen riding his white horse around the village at midnight, and groaning as he goes by. The reason for this is that in life, he was described as “evil and wicked”, so his soul was condemned to stay on earth until Judgement Day.

Bachmbyd

In the late 1800’s, a house near Bachmbyd was said to be “aggressively” haunted by the ghost of an old man, so much so that when it went up for sale to be used as an institution it was deemed unsuitable for inmates to suffer what had been experienced!

Location

Visitor Information

Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch is a village in Denbighshire, Wales.

It lies in the Vale of Clwyd near the A525 road between Denbigh and Ruthin.

Pictured is St. Dyfnog's Church courtesy of Eirian Evans. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.