Gwernaffield#Notable buildings

{{Infobox UK place

| coordinates = {{coord|53.171|-3.190|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Gwernaffield

| welsh_name = Y Waun

| label_position = left

| population = 1942

| population_ref = (2011)

| unitary_wales = Flintshire

| lieutenancy_wales = Clwyd

| country = Wales

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Delyn

| constituency_westminster = Clwyd East{{cite web|title= Location of Clwyd East |url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4509/location |website=parliament.uk|date=July 2024|access-date=18 April 2025}}

| community_wales = Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn

| post_town = MOLD

| postcode_district = CH7

| postcode_area = CH

| dial_code = 01352

| os_grid_reference = SJ204644

| static_image = Holy Trinity Church, Gwernaffield. - geograph.org.uk - 111228.jpg

| static_image_caption = Holy Trinity Church, Gwernaffield

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Gwernaffield ({{langx|cy|Y Waun}}){{Cite web |title=Standardised Welsh Place names |url=https://www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales/standardised-welsh-place-names |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales |language=en-GB}} is a village and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales. It lies about three miles west of Mold on the eastern side of the Clwydian Range. The village is part of the community of Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn, which has an area of 7.53 km² and is bordered by the River Alyn on three sides.Davies, John; Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines & Peredur I. Lynch (2008) The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, University of Wales Press, Cardiff. The community includes the neighbouring village of Pantymwyn and had a population of 1,851 at the time of the 2001 census,Office for National Statistics (2004) [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=801653&c=gwernaffield&d=16&e=15&g=414583&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1333468711955&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Gwernaffield Community: Parish Headcounts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211172004/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=801653&c=gwernaffield&d=16&e=15&g=414583&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1333468711955&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |date=11 December 2015 }}. Accessed 3 April 2012. increasing to 1,942 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124086&c=CH7+5HS&d=16&e=62&g=6490264&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1432390993568&enc=1|title=Community/Ward population 2011|access-date=23 May 2015}} The name of the village comes from gwern (Welsh for 'alder-grove'), feld (Old English for 'field') and gwaun (Welsh for 'moorland').Owen, Hywel Wyn & Richard Morgan (2007) Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales, Gomer Press, Llandysul, Ceredigion. Gwernaffield, which adjoins Pantymwyn, Itself had a population of around 900. {{NOMIS2011|id=W37000300|title=gwernaffield population|access-date=30 May 2022}}

History

The village was first mentioned in the 15th century.Philpot, Mark (ed.) [http://www.cadwynclwyd.co.uk/images/uploads/Gwernaffield_Pantymwyn.pdf Discover Gwernaffield & Pantymwyn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071439/http://www.cadwynclwyd.co.uk/images/uploads/Gwernaffield_Pantymwyn.pdf |date=6 October 2014 }}. Accessed 3 April 2012. In 1736, an obelisk was erected near Maesgarmon farm where, according to tradition, Saint Garmon defeated an army of Saxons and Picts in the 5th century. The village began to grow in the late 18th century as lead mines and limestone quarries were developed in the area. The last lead mine closed in the 1970s. In the 20th century rectangular blocks of commuter housing were built in the village.

Notable buildings

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In 1634, a large brick house was built at the Rhual estate; today it is the oldest house in the village. The village's first church and school were built alongside each other in 1838. The church was deliberately burned down in 1860 but a new building opened in 1872. The old school is now used as a parish hall after a new school, Ysgol y Waun, was opened in 1973. The village had two pubs until recently, the Miners Arms which closed in 2007 and the Hand Inn which remains open.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130814071057/http://gwernaffield.org.uk/index.asp Gwernaffield and Pantymwyn website]

Category:Villages in Flintshire