The Ghost of John Wynne?
John Wynne’s family lived in a mansion which is now Gop farm. According to Bangor Professor Robert Jenkins the industrial pioneer John Wynne (1650-1714) was instrumental in the development of… More
The Crown Inn
The Crown Inn, offers the best of homemade food and relaxed drinking atmosphere in a traditional Village Pub. Landlady Ceri offers a warm welcome with fine wines and cask mark… More
2000 People at a Trelawnyd Funeral
Thanks to Mrs Ceri Watson who contacted me about her great grandfather Elias Jones, who died in an accident at Talacre and Gronant mine in 1890 Left: Elias’ wife Margaret,… More
Memorial Hall Trelawnyd
The hub of of village social life for half a Century. This is the story of a building which has become a well known and familiar landmark in Flintshire. But… More
Old Trelawnyd Homes
Plas yn Dre Plas yn Dre (centre of photograph) dominates High Street to this day. This was the building in which John Wynne established his Grammar School. According to Ken… More
St Michael’s Church
The Parish of Trelawnyd was formed in the latter half of the 13th Century… It originally formed part of the Parish of Dyserth and the first reference to it is… More
Trelawnyd History
According to the Clwyd/Powys Archaeological Trust, The Doomesday Book referred to the settlement on the site of present day Trelawnyd as Rivelenoit. A later variation of Riwlyfnoyt was recorded in… More
St Mary Magdalene’s Church
Gwaenysgor has a charming little church, St Mary Magdalene’s, which dates back to the Domesday Book. We have a Service every Sunday at 10 am and everyone is very welcome… More
Gwaenysgor School History
For most of its history there was no formal education in the village. The first school was in Craig yr Ysgol, which would have looked quite different in those days…. More
Sacred Gwaenysgor
From sacred mountain to sacred water and a place of the Knights Templar? This unique village lies 600 feet above Prestatyn. It nestles close to the top of the hillside,… More
