Gronant is a village in
Flintshire, Wales, about 2 miles east of
Prestatyn. The population, as measured by the 2001
census, is 1,595, living in 697 households. The average age of the populace is 41.4 years, slightly higher than the national average. Following reorganisation all the population is now listed under the community of
Llanasa; the
electoral ward
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remains, its population at the 2011 census being 1,527.
Gronant's most famous resident was probably
Elis Gruffydd (c. 1490-c. 1552), a noted Welsh chronicler of the early modern period. A soldier who served in the English garrison at
Calais
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, Gruffudd's chronicle is held at the
National Library of Wales
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.
Gronant
dunes are part of an extensive network of dunes extending from
Prestatyn in
Denbighshire to the
Point of Ayr in
Flintshire which is at the entrance to the
Dee Estuary. They are designated as a Local
Nature Reserve and the dune system as a whole is recognized as a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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.
References
Villages in Flintshire
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