| Coordinates: | 53.096°N -3.17°W |
| Country: | Wales |
| Official Name: | Graianrhyd |
| Welsh Name: | Graeanrhyd |
| Community Wales: | Llanarmon-yn-Iâl |
| Unitary Wales: | Denbighshire |
| Lieutenancy Wales: | Clwyd |
| Constituency Welsh Assembly: | Clwyd West |
| Constituency Westminster: | Clwyd East |
| Post Town: | Mold |
| Postcode Area: | CH |
| Postcode District: | CH7 |
| Dial Code: | 01824 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SJ216562 |
| Static Image Name: | The Bridal Emporium at Graianrhyd - geograph.org.uk - 201101.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The former Graianrhyd village school, closed in 2002 |
Graianrhyd, also spelt Graeanrhyd, is a small, scattered village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, Wales. It lies in hilly limestone country around to the east of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl village, and just to the south of Eryrys.
The name is likely derived from the Welsh graean, "gravel", and rhyd, "ford"; there is still a ford across the River Terrig on a minor road east of the village.[1] There are several limestone and silicate quarries in the immediate area, which is on the borders of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the Clwydian Way footpath runs nearby. The area is predominantly agricultural with a landscape of woods and pastureland.
There was no church in the village, though there was a nonconformist (Congregationalist) chapel, built in 1843 and rebuilt in 1859 in a simple vernacular style.[2] In 1905 it was recorded as having a congregation of 192. The chapel is now closed.[3] The former Graianrhyd primary school ceased to operate in 2002, after its intake for the year fell to only 3 pupils.[4] [5] The village has a pub, the Rose & Crown.