St Asaph, in Clwyd, was one of the worst hit places in the UK, with more than 180 homes flooded and 500 evacuated.
Prince Charles Meets Family of Welsh Pensioner Killed by Floods|Tom Sykes|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She lies buried beside her beloved Piozzi at Tremeirchion church in the Vale of Clwyd.
History's Most Memorable Mistress|Ian McIntyre|December 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
She withdrew from the fields of Clwyd within the memory of the elder of shepherds.
Imogen|William Godwin
My excursion to-day had been along the valley of the Clwyd, a very rich and fertile tract of country.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1|Nathaniel Hawthorne
I chose the latter, and so followed the course of the Clwyd, which is very ugly, with a tidal flow and wide marshy banks.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1|Nathaniel Hawthorne
The range of hills bordering the valley or delta of the Clwyd, is very fine.
Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.)|Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi
A very fine view of the Vale of the Clwyd, which has been rather overpraised, is obtained at this spot.
The Motor Routes of England|Gordon Home
British Dictionary definitions for Clwyd
Clwyd
/ (ˈkluːɪd) /
noun
a former county in NE Wales, formed in 1974 from Flintshire, most of Denbighshire, and part of Merionethshire; replaced in 1996 by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham county borough, and part of Conwy county borough