Trelogan is a village in
Flintshire
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,
north east Wales
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. It is located between
Mostyn and
Trelawnyd and is almost contiguous with
Berthengam. Trelogan had a population of 671 as of the 2011 census.
The village has its own
primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...
(''Ysgol Gynradd Trelogan''), community centre, photographers studio, animal rescue centre and, until 2005, its own
post office
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.
As of early 2017 North Clwyd Animal Rescue opened their own cafe which is open to the public.
The
placename Trelogan derives from the name Logan, the person believed to have founded the village having been named that. The village in history was the locality for
several lead-zinc mines, working at least until 1841.
Many people in Japan are familiar with Trelogan, as UK scientists developed a process to plant the semi-toxic, at least to plants, spoil tips from the lead-zinc mines with native UK plant species. Up to this point it had not been possible to grow plants on this type of semi-toxic terrain which was common in Japan due to the many lead-zinc mines in operation.
Education
Trelogan Primary School (''Ysgol Gynradd Trelogan'') opened in 1908 and educates around 60 pupils, aged 5–11. The
Headteacher
A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school.
Role
While s ...
is Miss Faye Sullivan.
Notable people
*
David Lloyd (singer) was born in Trelogan in 1912.
* The artists
Catherine Dean and
Albert Houthuesen visited Trelogan throughout the 1930s.
References
External links
Photos of Trelogan and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
Villages in Flintshire
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