[2] The village was located on one of the main drovers' roads from the north-west coast of Wales to the markets of England, and the cattle trade was central to its economy.

[3] George Borrow, in his travelogue Wild Wales, recorded meeting a hog-dealer on the road above Eglwyseg taking a large herd of pigs across the mountain from "Llandeglo" towards Wrexham.

[3] The nineteenth-century folklorist Elias Owen recorded a tale about a "wicked Ghost" which haunted the rectory at Llandegla and was eventually exorcised by a man named Griffiths from Graianrhyd.

[5] The village has an annual Summer Fate festival, which involves vegetable growing, and artwork competitions, as well sports races for the local children.

Natural features in the area include the Clwydian Range to the north-west of the village, Llandegla Forest to the south-east and the Horseshoe Pass to the south.

Notable people who have lived in the village include the author Edward Tegla Davies and the hymn-writer and poet Ehedydd Iâl (né William Jones).