Halkyn

Halkyn
Welsh: Helygain
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn, from the west
Halkyn  Halkyn shown within Flintshire
Population	2,876 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ211714
Principal area	Flintshire
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLYWELL
Postcode district	CH8
Dialling code	01352
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Delyn
Welsh Assembly	Delyn
List of places UK Wales Flintshire

Halkyn (Welsh: Helygain; Flintshire Welsh: Lygian) is a village in Flintshire, north-east Wales and situated between Pentre Halkyn, Northop and Rhosesmor. At the 2001 Census the population of the community was 2,876.^[1]

History

Halkyn is one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire, originally comprising the townships of Hendrefigillt, Lygan y Llan and Lygan y Wern. The areas was notable during the Roman occupation for the mining of lead. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alchene, when it was then part of Cheshire, in England.

Halkyn also had many pubs back in the early 19th Century. There was lots of pubs such as the Crown Inn now known as Crown Cottages which is on the left side as you go towards Rhes-Y-Cae from the old post office. Also the Royal Oak Halkyn now known as the Old Royal Oak (which is directly opposite the Blue Bell down a lane going towards Pen-Y-Parc) it has now been sold into private hands. Raven known as Raven Cottage located in The Catch and the award winning Blue Bell Inn which is still serving a pint for the villagers to enjoy today. There was also a few shops there was a butchers a post office originally run from Holly House then after moved over the road which has now closed also the Crown Inn was a shop up until 1892 when it was licensed as a beer house and also there was a shop located at a house called Scraton House a big orange house which has over recent years had its name changed to Swn-Y-Mynydd the shop was called 'Scranton Stores' which is understandable because the original name of the house was 'Scranton House' now a private house.

Amenities

The village has a post office, a parish church, a public house and a library, but few other facilities.

Note that the post office closed in April 2011 but a new location is being sought nearby. Two public houses, The Britannia and the Blue Bell Inn http://www.BlueBell.uk.eu.org/

Notable people

• Dan Jones, translator of the Book of Mormon into Welsh.

References

External links

• Halkyn Community Website
• Geograph.co.uk, photos of Halkyn and surrounding area

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