Editing Llangollen (section)

===Administrative history===
Llangollen was an [[ancient parish]]. It formed part of the [[commote]] of [[Nanheudwy]] within the [[cantref]] of [[Chirkland]], which became part of [[Denbighshire (historic)|Denbighshire]] on the county's creation in 1536.<ref>{{cite web |title=Llangollen Ancient Parish / Civil Parish |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10226417 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=15 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Laws in Wales Act |date=1536 |page=247 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Statutes_at_Large_of_England_and_of/do1KAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA247&printsec=frontcover |access-date=15 March 2025 |chapter=Section VIII}}</ref> The parish was divided into three ''{{lang|cy|traeanau}}'' ("{{lang|cy|traean}}" being the Welsh for {{gloss|a third}}): Llangollen Traean, Trefor Traean, and Glyn Traean.
* '''Llangollen Traean''' contained the [[Township (England)|townships]] of Bachau, Cysylltau, Llangollen Abad, Llangollen Fawr, Llangollen Fechan, Feifod, Pengwern and Rhisgog.
* '''[[Trevor, Wrexham|Trefor Traean]]''' contained the townships of Cilmediw, Dinbren, [[Eglwyseg]]l, Trefor Isaf and Trefor Uchaf.
* '''[[Glyntraian|Glyn Traean]]''' contained the townships of Cilcochwyn, Crogeniddon, Crogenwladus, Erwallo, Hafodgynfor, Nantygwryd, Pennant and Talygarth.

In 1857, a [[Local board of health|local board district]] was established covering the central part of the parish around the town itself, administered by an elected local board.<ref>{{cite book |title=Public Health Supplemental Act |date=1857 |page=27 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Collection_of_the_Public_General_Statu/8LJQtzFpYzEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA27&printsec=frontcover |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref> Llangollen Town Hall was built at the corner of Castle Street and Parade Street in 1867 to serve as the local board's meeting place and a public hall for the town.<ref>{{NHAW|desc= Town Hall|num=1142|grade=II|access-date=15 March 2025}}</ref>

Local board districts were reconstituted as [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban districts]] under the [[Local Government Act 1894]], which also directed that [[civil parish]]es could no longer straddle district boundaries. The parish of Llangollen was therefore reduced to match the urban district, and the remainder of the old parish was made a separate parish called [[Llangollen Rural]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Annual Report of the Local Government Board |date=1895 |page=241 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Annual_Report_of_the_Local_Government_Bo/gFIwAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA241&printsec=frontcover |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref>

Llangollen Urban District was abolished in 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. The area became part of the new district of [[Glyndŵr (district)|Glyndŵr]] in [[Clwyd]]. The area of the pre-1974 urban district became a [[Community (Wales)|community]] called Llangollen, with its community council taking the name Llangollen Town Council.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70|accessdate=1 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=34|accessdate=30 October 2022}}</ref> The upper tiers of local government were reorganised again in 1996, when the modern Denbighshire, and its county council were created.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Wales) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=19|accessdate=30 October 2022}}</ref> 

Shortly after the inclusion of Llangollen in Denbighshire, there were discussions whether Llangollen, [[Llangollen Rural]] and [[Llantysilio]] were to all or partly become part of the neighbouring [[Wrexham County Borough]]. Referendums by [[Llangollen Town Hall|Llangollen Town Council]] were held in 1993 and 2000, with the latter resulting in a narrow majority of nineteen votes for staying in Denbighshire, and the Welsh Assembly accepting the result by confirming the boundaries in 2002.<ref>{{unbulleted list citebundle|{{Cite news |date=2002-01-30 |title=Last word over boundary row |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1789706.stm |access-date=2022-05-28}}|{{Cite book |url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/Data/Cabinet/20000718/Agenda/cab1807.PDF |title=Cabinet Meetings 18/07/00 |date=18 July 2000 |publisher=[[Denbighshire County Council]]}}|{{Cite news |date=2002-04-12 |title=Festival town's place on map decided |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1925504.stm |access-date=2022-05-28}}|{{Cite book |url=https://ldbc.gov.wales/sites/ldbc/files/review/020411denbighwrexfinalen.pdf |title=Review of part of the boundary between the County of Denbighshire and the County Borough of Wrexham in the area of the communities of Llangollen and Llantysilo in the County of Denbighshire and the communities of Penycae, Cefn, Llangollen Rural, Chirk, Glyntraian and Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog in the County Borough of Wrexham — Report and Proposals |publisher=[[Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales]] |year=2002}}}}</ref> Llangollen Rural was the only one transferred in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 1996 |title=The Denbighshire and Wrexham (Areas) Order 1996 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2914/made |website=[[legislation.gov.uk]] |publisher=[[UK Parliament]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust – Projects – Historic Landscapes – Vale of Llangollen and Eglwyseg – |url=https://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/histland/llangoll/1156.htm |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=www.cpat.org.uk}}</ref>