Halkyn
Village and community in Flintshire, Wales
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::summary Village and community in Flintshire, Wales ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Wales |
| type | Village and community |
| welsh_name | Helygain |
| constituency_welsh_assembly | Delyn |
| official_name | Halkyn |
| population | 2,879 |
| population_ref | (2011 Census) |
| community_wales | Halkyn |
| unitary_wales | Flintshire |
| lieutenancy_wales | Clwyd |
| constituency_westminster | Clwyd East |
| post_town | MOLD |
| postcode_district | CH7 |
| post_town1 | HOLYWELL |
| postcode_district1 | CH8 |
| postcode_area | CH |
| postcode_area1 | CH |
| dial_code | 01352 |
| os_grid_reference | SJ211714 |
| coordinates | |
| static_image | Halkynchurch.jpg |
| static_image_width | 200px |
| static_image_caption | Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn, from the west |
| website | halkyn.org.uk |
| module | [[File:2024 Wales Flintshire Community Halkyn map.svg |
| Map of the community | |
| :: |
| country = Wales | type = Village and community | welsh_name = Helygain | constituency_welsh_assembly = Delyn | official_name = Halkyn | population = 2,879 | population_ref = (2011 Census) | community_wales = Halkyn | unitary_wales = Flintshire | lieutenancy_wales = Clwyd | constituency_westminster = Clwyd East | post_town = MOLD | postcode_district = CH7 | post_town1 = HOLYWELL | postcode_district1 = CH8 | postcode_area = CH | postcode_area1 = CH | dial_code = 01352 | os_grid_reference = SJ211714 | coordinates = | static_image = Halkynchurch.jpg | static_image_width = 200px | static_image_caption = Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn, from the west | website = halkyn.org.uk | module= [[File:2024 Wales Flintshire Community Halkyn map.svg|240px]] Map of the community
Halkyn ( ; locally: Lygian ) is a village and community 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, increasing slightly to 2,879 at the 2011 Census. Pentre Halkyn is in the community.
History
Halkyn is one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire, 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 lead. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alchene, when it was then part of Cheshire, in England.
Governance
An electoral ward 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.
Amenities
The village has a football club Halkyn United F.C., a cricket club, a post office (run as part of the Blue Bell Inn), a parish church, a library, and two public houses, the Britannia and the award-winning Blue Bell Inn.
Notable people
- Dan Jones, translator of the Book of Mormon into Welsh.
References
References
- (2024). "Location of Clwyd East".
- "2001 Census: Halkyn (community)". Office for National Statistics.
- "Community population 2011".
- "Ward population 2011".
- (1998). "The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Statutory Instruments.
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