Halkyn ( ; locally: ) is a village and

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Flintshire Flintshire () is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, the Dee Estuary to the north-east, the English county of Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. ...

, north-east

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and situated between

Pentre Halkyn Pentre Halkyn () is a small village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated approximately two miles from Holywell, Flintshire, Holywell, and is off Junction 32 of the A55 road, A55 North Wales Expressway. It has a quarry, a small hotel, and a loc ...

Northop Northop () is a village, community and electoral ward situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. At th ...

and Rhosesmor. At the 2001 Census the population of the

was 2,876, increasing slightly to 2,879 at the 2011 Census.

is in the community.

History

Halkyn is one of the ancient

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es of

, originally comprising the townships of Hendrefigillt, Lygan y Llan and Lygan y Wern. The area was notable during the Roman occupation for the mining of

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. The village was recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as ''Alchene'', when it was then part of

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, in England.

Governance

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in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 1,785. The Halkyn ward includes the villages of Halkyn, Rhes-y-cae and Rhosesmor and elects one county councillor to

Flintshire County Council Flintshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Flintshire, one of the principal areas of Wales. It is based at Tŷ Dewi Sant, Ewloe since 2025. It was previously based at County Hall in Mold. Elections take place ...

Amenities

The village has a football club Halkyn United F.C., a cricket club, a

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(run as part of the Blue Bell Inn), a

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, a

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, and two

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s, the Britannia and the award-winning Blue Bell Inn.

Notable people

* Dan Jones, translator of the

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into

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References

External links

Halkyn Community WebsiteGeograph.co.uk
photos of Halkyn and surrounding area {{authority control Communities in Flintshire Villages in Flintshire Wards of Flintshire