Llanychan

Llanychan is a parish near Llandyrnog, Denbighshire, Wales. The parish consists of 567 acres (2.29 km²), and is the smallest parish in the diocese of St Asaph. The parish stands approximately three miles north-east of Ruthin.

There are only two churches in Wales consecrated to Sant Hychan, Llanychan church, after which the parish is named, is one of these. The church is mentioned to in the Norwich Tax Records in 1254. Notable features include a window dating from 1626, a reading desk from 1730 and a reredos from 1846, the church was restored extensively in 1878.

There was a school in the parish until the beginning of the 20th century.

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Coordinates: 53°08′56″N 3°19′32″W / 53.14896°N 3.32565°W / 53.14896; -3.32565

Country House

"Country House" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the band's fourth album The Great Escape on 14 August 1995. "Country House" was the first of two Blur singles to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart (the second being 1997's "Beetlebum").

Background and writing

In an interview for the South Bank Show, Damon Albarn explained that it was inspired by former Blur manager Dave Balfe, who left Blur's label Food Records and bought a house in the country.

Content

The song is about a man who retires to an expensive country house to escape the pressures of the city. The cover art features a horizontally-flipped image of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.

Release and 'battle' with Oasis

"Country House" received a great deal of media attention when Blur's label Food Records moved the original release date to the same day as Oasis's "Roll with It". The British media had already reported an intense rivalry between the two bands and this clash of releases was seen as a battle for the number one spot, dubbed the 'Battle of Britpop'.