Bodfari
Encyclopedia
Bodfari is a village
in Denbighshire
, Wales
.
at the point where the road passes through a gap in the Clwydian Hills
, the gap being part of the valley of the River Wheeler (Welsh: Afon Chwiler).
The Offa's Dyke National Trail
passes through the village, and for walkers completing the trail south to north, Bodfari is usually the final overnight stop on the 177 mile route.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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Location
Bodfari is located at approximate grid reference SJ093701. The village lies on the A541 roadA541 road
The A541 is an A road in North Wales. The road starts on the A525 in Trefnant, between St Asaph and Denbigh, and ends in Wrexham. On the way it passes the town of Mold. It also passes through many villages. In northern-central Wrexham it joins the B5101 road....
at the point where the road passes through a gap in the Clwydian Hills
Clwydian Range
The Clwydian Range is a series of hills and mountains in north east Wales that runs from Llandegla in the south to Prestatyn in the north, with the highest point being the popular Moel Famau...
, the gap being part of the valley of the River Wheeler (Welsh: Afon Chwiler).
The Offa's Dyke National Trail
Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path is a long distance footpath along the Welsh-English border. Opened in 1971, it is one of Britain's premier National Trails and draws walkers from throughout the world...
passes through the village, and for walkers completing the trail south to north, Bodfari is usually the final overnight stop on the 177 mile route.