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Yr Hob
Hope ( cy, Yr Hôb) is a small village and Community (Wales), community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles / 4.5 km from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn, and less than 5 miles from Wrexham. Hope is one of several villages including Caergwrle, Abermorddu and Cefn-y-bedd which together form the Community (Wales), community. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, community the population was 2,522, increasing to 4,224 at the 2011 Census for England and Wales, 2011 Census partly due to boundary changes. One of the major features in the area is Hope Mountain (''Mynydd yr Hob''), to the west of the village. History ''Yr Hob'' was originally the name of a commote within the cantref of Maelor in the medieval Kingdom of Powys. Both the Welsh and English language names are derived from an Old English word ''hop'' meaning "enclosed land in a marsh", a relic of Mercian settlement in the area.Owen, H. W. (2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyn And Deeside (Assembly Constituency)
Alyn may refer to: Places * Alyn Gorge, a gorge section of the River Alyn *River Alyn, a tributary of the River Dee *Ogof Hesp Alyn, a cave *Bryn Alyn, a hill *Alyn Waters, a country park situated in the county of Wrexham People Given name *Alyn Ainsworth, a singer and dance band conductor *Alyn Beals, a professional American football player * Alyn Camara, a German long jumper *Alyn McCauley, a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player *Alyn Shipton, an English jazz author *Alyn Smith, a Scottish politician * Alyn Ware, a New Zealand peace educator *Alyn Rockwood, an American mathematician and writer *Alyn MacLeod, a snowflake and champion wet t-shirt wrestler from Florida Middle name *Emily Alyn Lind, an American actress * E. Alyn Warren, an American actor *Barbara Alyn Woods, an American actress Surname *Kirk Alyn, an American actor *Marc Alyn, a French poet Fictional characters * Alyn Shir, a character in '' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning'' Other * ALYN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |