Click here shotton is a small industrial town in the district of deeside, flintshire, wales. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. It was a maritime county bounded to the north by the irish sea, to the east by the dee estuary, to the southeast by cheshire england and to the south and west by denbighshire. Organisational structure chart for adult and children. Deadly history of courtaulds rayon mills in flintshire. It is widely accepted that hawarden was established in the sixth century around the time that st. Flintshire record office, the old rectory, rectory lane, hawarden, flintshire, ch5 3nr. The flintshire historical society journal is our main publication.
It is of great antiquity, and the remains of fortified posts around it serve to remind that it has been the scene of conflict, and bravely defended against hostile attack. Flintshire is a stateregion with a small population in the country of wales which is located in the continentregion of europe. Winefrides well one of the seven wonders of wales and grade 1 listed building gladstones library in hawarden. Cheshire lies to the east, denbighshire to the west and wrexham to the south. Golden history of flintshire government site revealed. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Flintshire observer mining journal and general advertiser for the counties of flint denbigh a weekly english language newspaper, which circulated in flintshire and denbighshire. Unilever previously occupied the old alyn and deeside district council office, though this is now occupied by flintshire county council. At the end of the first world war, flintshire was made up of the communities listed below. Record office prints, posters, postcards and books for sale. The workhouse in holywell, flintshire the history of the. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of holywell. The boundaries of four of its five hundreds coleshill, mold, prestatyn and rhuddlan were defined by the river dee, which separated the county from cheshire to the northeast and east.
Flintshire genealogical directories and lists online for. Flint town united football club was founded by the merger of flint town and flint athletic. The only contemporary reference to the castle at ewloe is to be found in a documentary source known as the chester plea rolls, where in a report made to king edward ii in 11, payn tibotot, justice of chester, summarizes the history of the manor at ewloe from the middle of the 12th century. Sir y fflint, also known as the county of flint, is one of wales thirteen historic counties, and a former administrative county and a vicecounty. History of ewloe in flintshire map and description. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under holywell, and is a subport to chester. If you send any further correspondence about this request, please include the reference number and either e. Its reestablishment in 1996 under the local government wales act 1994 does not follow those original boundaries and covers a. Think it is one of the best pubs for lunch in the area food relly good and service excellwnt. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of ewloe. Hawarden pronounced harden, a small town, consisting of little more than one street, halfamile in length, pleasantly situated on an eminence. Where is flintshire in wales, united kingdom located.
The only indication of its existence is the main road through the village. Some soldiers are proving to be elusive but we continue to try to find out their. Charles hurlbutt left a will which is recorded in the national probate calendar index of wills and administration 1858 1966 accessible on uk hurlbutt, charles of farfield, connahs quay, flintshire, esquire, died 15th match 1917. Flintshire books is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. Sir y fflint was one of thirteen historic counties of wales. It was notable for having several exclaves and being the smallest county in wales. Flintshire bibliography books of general interest for family historians.
There is also an annual residential summer school, which gives members the opportunity to explore the history of other regions of britain. Holywell photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Haunting history of ewloe castlewepre park flintshire. Hawarden, flintshire, wales genealogy family history library. Welcome to flintshire the county of flintshire is situated in north east wales. The deadly history of carbon disulfide use in courtaulds flintshire factories is exposed in a new book by an american doctor investigating the toxic chemical. Tradesmen ewloe, flintshire find local tradesmen book. Its reestablishment in 1996 under the local government wales act 1994 does not follow those original boundaries and covers a smaller area. Broughton hall was a large country house that was located in broughton, flintshire, wales. Asaph 21st july to henry hurlbutt a lieutenantcolonel and frank hurlbutt esquire. On the following pages is a historical record of the town, my home town.
Denbighshire and flintshire pevsner architectural guides. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Genuki flintshire genuki is the largest collection of research information on the net for uk. Explore flintshire record offices 610 photos on flickr. History of ewloe wood in flintshire map and description. Flintshire, county in the northeastern corner of wales, bounded on the east by the river dee and england and bounded on the west by. The pursuit of local history can often be a difficult and odious chore, however due to the variety of items within our collection.
Buckley was an anglosaxon location, with some of its. Glannau dyfrdwy is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in flintshire and cheshire on the. Ewloe grew rapidly during the late 1990s and early 2000s and is now the home of the internet based and construction company redrow. Copies of all the transcribed parish registers published by clwyd fhs are available for study at the flintshire record office. Welcome to the history of shotton deeside by keith atkinson today is. The smallest welsh county, flintshire had industrialized early and had an admirably diversified economy. These were the sentiments of the villages most famous resident, w e gladstone, who brought hawarden to national and international recognition. Buckley is a town and community in flintshire, northeast wales, 2 miles 3. The village stands on the s side of the estuary ofthe dec, contiguous to the l. Flintshire takes its name from the former county of flintshire established in 1536 which existed until 1974 when it was abolished under the local government act 1972. It was demolished in the early 1970s and houses now exist on the site. The advanced guard of the english army under henry ii.
History and heritage from flintshire libraries aura wales. The book shop is an independent bookshop situated in the historic market town of mold and has been serving the local community since 1981, offering a wide selection of books covering all categories. Hsbc bank along with many other firms can be found in ewloe. The newspapers main content included local and general news, together with advertisements. The principal aurie wis formit bi the merger o the alyn and deeside an delyn destricts. Village history contributed by admin wednesday, 16 may 2007 last updated wednesday, 16 may 2007 a brief history of northop hall by alan peers withacknowledgments to. Flintshire is the smallest county of wales, and, next to glamorgan, the most populous in proportion to its extent from john bartholomews gazetteer of the british isles 1887. The current admeenistrative aurie o flintshire a unitary authority came intae existence in 1996, when the umwhile admeenistrative coonty o clwyd wis split intae three smawer auries. Discover your local and family history records at flintshire record office.
Click on the one you are interested in and you will taken to the relevant web pages. Whitewell, flintshire genealogy heraldry and history. A memoir of hawarden parish, flintshire, containing. Winefrides well one of the seven wonders of wales and grade 1 listed building gladstones library in hawarden britains finest residential library founded by prime minister william gladstone in 1889. The workhouse in hawarden, flintshire the history of the. Bagillt, flintshire genealogy heraldry and history. The town of holywell takes its name from the fact that in c650 a young and beautiful maiden by the name of winefride was walking in the valley, when she was approached by a group of men, led by prince caradog from hawarden.
County of northeast wales lying along the estuary of the river dee. Various settlements within the deeside area are recorded in the domesday book 1086 which list them. History flintshire takes its name from the former county of flintshire established in 1536 which existed until 1974 when it was abolished under the local government act 1972. The shire was created at the statute of rhuddlan 1 in 1284 and was coincident with the welsh cantref hundred of tregeingl, the most easterly of the four cantrefs of perfeddwlad. Clwyd family history society has published full transcriptions, with indexes, of all the parish registers of flintshire, up to 1812 and in a few cases, up to 1837 and beyond. He records that by 1257 llywelyn ap gruffydd had regained ewloe from the english and built a castle in. For more information on other towns in flintshire, you can visit our towns in flintshire page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. Its biggest cities and towns include shottonhawarden, buckley, connahs quay and flint. Complete your family history by finding web sites with online data so that you can answer the question. Forty years ago today, many of britains most cherished counties disappeared under local government reorganisation. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described ewloe wood like this. Originally established next to an ancient forest, wepre woods and estate are described in the domesday book, situated within the hundred of atiscross, measuring 0.
Flintshire observer mining journal and general advertiser. Ewloe, flintshire click on the map for other historical maps of this place. Hawarden was originally a saxon settlement and was referred to in the domesday book of 1086 as haordine high enclosure. It is an area rich in history and well worth visiting in its own right. Flintshire county, wales, united kingdom britannica. In september 1739, the holywell vestry authorised authorised money for the setting up of a workhouse or poorhouse. Shottons history dates back around years to saxon times. Flintshire historical society publications welsh journals the. It consists of books, pamphlets, journals, newspapers some on microfilm, maps, photographs, prints, oral history tapes, press cuttings and ephemera such as. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. Ewloe town and ewloe wood, two townships in hawarden parish, flint. If you are looking for tradesmen ewloe, flintshire then book a builder uk is here to connect you with a local tradesman in your area. Local information for the town of ewloe, flintshire.
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