Discover your local and family history records at flintshire record office. Its reestablishment in 1996 under the local government wales act 1994 does not follow those original boundaries and covers a smaller area. Buckley was an anglosaxon location, with some of its. The workhouse in hawarden, flintshire the history of the.
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. Ewloe, flintshire click on the map for other historical maps of this place. Denbighshire and flintshire pevsner architectural guides. It consists of books, pamphlets, journals, newspapers some on microfilm, maps, photographs, prints, oral history tapes, press cuttings and ephemera such as. 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. 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. 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. It was notable for having several exclaves and being the smallest county in wales. Bagillt, a village, a township, and a chapelry in holywell parish, flintshire. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of holywell. There is a parish council consisting of seven members. 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. Long may hawarden flourish and all that belongs to it.
Shottons history dates back around years to saxon times. Its reestablishment in 1996 under the local government wales act 1994 does not follow those original boundaries and covers a. Local information for the town of ewloe, flintshire. Ewloe town and ewloe wood, two townships in hawarden parish, flint. Buckley is a town and community in flintshire, northeast wales, 2 miles 3. Flintshire books is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. 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. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The pursuit of local history can often be a difficult and odious chore, however due to the variety of items within our collection. Organisational structure chart for adult and children.
In september 1739, the holywell vestry authorised authorised money for the setting up of a workhouse or poorhouse. Unilever previously occupied the old alyn and deeside district council office, though this is now occupied by flintshire county council. 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. There is also an annual residential summer school, which gives members the opportunity to explore the history of other regions of britain. Bagillt, flintshire genealogy heraldry and 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. A memoir of hawarden parish, flintshire, containing. It is widely accepted that hawarden was established in the sixth century around the time that st. Tradesmen ewloe, flintshire find local tradesmen book. The newspapers main content included local and general news, together with advertisements. Flintshire county, wales, united kingdom britannica. History and heritage from flintshire libraries aura wales. The only indication of its existence is the main road through the village. History of ewloe wood in flintshire map and description.
Its biggest cities and towns include shottonhawarden, buckley, connahs quay and flint. The flintshire historical society journal is our main publication. On the following pages is a historical record of the town, my home town. Click here shotton is a small industrial town in the district of deeside, flintshire, wales. Click on the one you are interested in and you will taken to the relevant web pages. Golden history of flintshire government site revealed.
Flintshire observer mining journal and general advertiser. Flintshire, county in the northeastern corner of wales, bounded on the east by the river dee and england and bounded on the west by. Complete your family history by finding web sites with online data so that you can answer the question. Flintshire genealogical directories and lists online for. 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. Record office prints, posters, postcards and books for sale. He records that by 1257 llywelyn ap gruffydd had regained ewloe from the english and built a castle in. Ewloe grew rapidly during the late 1990s and early 2000s and is now the home of the internet based and construction company redrow.
Hawarden was originally a saxon settlement and was referred to in the domesday book of 1086 as haordine high enclosure. 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. Hawarden pronounced harden, a small town, consisting of little more than one street, halfamile in length, pleasantly situated on an eminence. 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. Glannau dyfrdwy is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in flintshire and cheshire on the. Deadly history of courtaulds rayon mills in flintshire. Some soldiers are proving to be elusive but we continue to try to find out their. Genuki flintshire genuki is the largest collection of research information on the net for uk. Flintshire bibliography books of general interest for family historians. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of ewloe.
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. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under holywell, and is a subport to chester. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described ewloe wood like this. Culture and history explore flintshires many sites of historical interest from a fascinating mix of mills and reservoirs charting the industrial past to medieval castles and abbeys. County of northeast wales lying along the estuary of the river dee. History of ewloe in flintshire map and description. Flint town united football club was founded by the merger of flint town and flint athletic. 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 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. At the end of the first world war, flintshire was made up of the communities listed below. Over the summer, we arrange a series of excursions to sites of historic and archaeological interest. It was demolished in the early 1970s and houses now exist on the site.
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. 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 advanced guard of the english army under henry ii. The workhouse in holywell, flintshire the history of the. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham.
The principal aurie wis formit bi the merger o the alyn and deeside an delyn destricts. Various settlements within the deeside area are recorded in the domesday book 1086 which list them. Copies of all the transcribed parish registers published by clwyd fhs are available for study at the flintshire record office. Forty years ago today, many of britains most cherished counties disappeared under local government reorganisation. The smallest welsh county, flintshire had industrialized early and had an admirably diversified economy. Sir y fflint was one of thirteen historic counties of wales. 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. These were the sentiments of the villages most famous resident, w e gladstone, who brought hawarden to national and international recognition.
The village stands on the s side of the estuary ofthe dec, contiguous to the l. 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. Explore flintshire record offices 610 photos on flickr. Flintshire observer mining journal and general advertiser for the counties of flint denbigh a weekly english language newspaper, which circulated in flintshire and denbighshire. Holywell photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Think it is one of the best pubs for lunch in the area food relly good and service excellwnt. 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. Haunting history of ewloe castlewepre park flintshire. If you send any further correspondence about this request, please include the reference number and either e. Welcome to flintshire the county of flintshire is situated in north east wales.
It is an area rich in history and well worth visiting in its own right. 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. Where is flintshire in wales, united kingdom located. Hawarden, flintshire, wales genealogy family history library. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Broughton hall was a large country house that was located in broughton, flintshire, 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. Flintshire record office, the old rectory, rectory lane, hawarden, flintshire, ch5 3nr. Welcome to the history of shotton deeside by keith atkinson today is. Cheshire lies to the east, denbighshire to the west and wrexham to the south. Asaph 21st july to henry hurlbutt a lieutenantcolonel and frank hurlbutt esquire. Flintshire historical society publications welsh journals the.
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