Coleg Cambria Llysfasi
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| Part of | Coleg Cambria (since 2013) |
| Type | Further education college campus Independent college (1911–2013) |
| Active | 1911–2013 (as a separate college) 2013– (as a campus) |
| Address | Ruthin Road, Llysfasi , , , LL15 2LB , Wales, United Kingdom 53°03′43″N 3°16′26″W / 53.062°N 3.274°W |
| Campus | Component, rural |
| Website | Coleg Cambria Llysfasi |
Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, previously Coleg Llysfasi (Welsh for 'Llysfasi College'), is a campus of Coleg Cambria, a further education college, located in Pentrecelyn, near Ruthin, in Denbighshire, North Wales.
An agricultural college was first established at the site in 1911 as a Farm Institute and later as a rural college, while the site contains a manor house dating to the late 16th century. The college was first planned by Charles William Sandles when he purchased the estate from Ruthin Castle in 1909, and renamed it as Valley Farm. Although in 1911, just prior to its planned opening, it was sold to R.W. Brown due to financial difficulties. Under Brown, the site was renovated under the name Llysfasi Manor Farm School.
In 1919, Denbighshire County Council (1889–1974) purchased the site, leading to improvements culminating in the recognition of the school as a Farm Institute. The school launched its first course as such in May 1920. In the 1960s, the school renamed itself the Llysfasi College of Agriculture.
In 2010, the college was merged into Deeside College as the Deeside College Group, which also included Northop College. In 2013, the Deeside College Group, merged with Yale College, Wrexham to form Coleg Cambria. The former college grounds is now one of the five campuses of Coleg Cambria, alongside the Northop, Deeside, Yale (Grove Park Road), and Bersham Road sites. The name 'Llysfasi' is retained at the campus.
In addition to its main Llysfasi site near Pentrecelyn, Ruthin, the college had also operated Wrexham Training, a campus on Ruthin Road, in Wrexham.