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'''Abermorddu''' is a village in the [[Wales|Welsh]] principal area of [[Flintshire]]. It is on the A548 road, and is approximately 6 miles from [[Wrexham]]. The local secondary school is Castell Alun High School *[http://castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk] |
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{{Infobox UK place |
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.104|-3.033|display=inline,title}} |
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| official_name = Abermorddu |
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| label_position = left |
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| population = |
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| unitary_wales = [[Flintshire]] |
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| lieutenancy_wales = [[Clwyd]] |
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| country = Wales |
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| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Alyn and Deeside (Assembly constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]] |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Alyn and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]] |
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| post_town = WREXHAM |
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| postcode_district = LL12 |
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| postcode_area = LL |
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| dial_code = 01978 |
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| os_grid_reference = SJ307568 |
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| static_image_name = View towards Wrexham from Caergwrle Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1722002.jpg |
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| static_image_caption = View over Abermorddu from [[Caergwrle]] Castle |
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'''Abermorddu''' ({{pronunciation|Abermorddu.ogg|Welsh pronunciation|help=no}}) is a village in the county of [[Flintshire]], Wales, in the [[Community (Wales)|community]] of [[Hope, Flintshire|Hope]]. Approximately 5 miles north of [[Wrexham]] along the [[A541 road]], it is contiguous with the main village of [[Caergwrle]] and closely related to the village of Hope.<ref>{{Google maps | url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B006'14.4%22N+3%C2%B001'58.8%22W/@53.104,-3.033,19550m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en | accessdate =25 April 2016}}</ref> In the 19th century there was a turnpike road known as Abermorddu Branch running from the tollhouse at [[King's Ferry]] to Abermorddu.<ref>{{cite book|last=Britain|first=Great|title=Local and Personal Laws|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N1IwAQAAMAAJ|year=1860|page=199}}</ref> |
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Its name probably comes from the confluence (''aber'') of a small brook called ''Morddu'' with the [[River Alyn]].<ref name="davies">Davies, Ellis (1959) ''Flintshire Place-names'', UWP, p.1</ref> |
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==Landmarks== |
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Abermorddu Primary School, although originally in the village, has for the many decades had its site in [[Cefn-y-bedd]], whilst the local [[secondary school]] is in nearby Hope.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk |title=Castell Alun High School |publisher=Castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk |access-date=25 April 2016 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704185107/http://www.castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk/ |archive-date=4 July 2010 }}</ref> |
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To the northwest along the A541 is the ruins of [[Caergwrle Castle]]. It was probably built by [[Dafydd ap Gruffydd]] after being given land by [[Edward I]] of England after his initial conquest of Wales in 1277. It was damaged by the Welsh in 1282, and ceded to [[John of Cromwell (Medieval Wales)|John of Cromwell]] in 1308 to rebuild it, but by 1335 it was in ruins and has remained as such. |
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A new housing estate has sprung up in the village at Parc Celyn. The estate, with three and four bedroom houses, lies off Cymau lane, next to Abermorddu Primary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anwyl.co.uk/search-results/abermorddu/|title=Parc Celyn, Abermorddu|publisher=Anwyl.co.uk|access-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330153418/http://www.anwyl.co.uk/search-results/abermorddu/|archive-date=30 March 2016|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Close to the housing estate is believed to be the remains of a [[Bronze Age]] burial chamber<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=46464|title=Abermor-ddu Burial Chamber}}</ref> although the site is likely to be merely a barrow cemetery. A street in the estate is named "Llys Cromlech" ([[Cromlech]])/Dolmen Court) in testament to the prehistoric activity in the vicinity. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category|Abermorddu}} |
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*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=6607099 Photos of Abermorddu and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk] |
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{{Flintshire}} |
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{{authority control}} |
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{{Wales-geo-stub}} |
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[[Category:Villages in Flintshire]] |
[[Category:Villages in Flintshire]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:07, 13 May 2023
| Abermorddu | |
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 View over Abermorddu from Caergwrle Castle | |
  Abermorddu Location within Flintshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ307568 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL12 |
| Dialling code | 01978 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Abermorddu () is a village in the county of Flintshire, Wales, in the community of Hope. Approximately 5 miles north of Wrexham along the A541 road, it is contiguous with the main village of Caergwrle and closely related to the village of Hope.[1] In the 19th century there was a turnpike road known as Abermorddu Branch running from the tollhouse at King's Ferry to Abermorddu.[2]
Its name probably comes from the confluence (aber) of a small brook called Morddu with the River Alyn.[3]
Landmarks
[edit]Abermorddu Primary School, although originally in the village, has for the many decades had its site in Cefn-y-bedd, whilst the local secondary school is in nearby Hope.[4]
To the northwest along the A541 is the ruins of Caergwrle Castle. It was probably built by Dafydd ap Gruffydd after being given land by Edward I of England after his initial conquest of Wales in 1277. It was damaged by the Welsh in 1282, and ceded to John of Cromwell in 1308 to rebuild it, but by 1335 it was in ruins and has remained as such.
A new housing estate has sprung up in the village at Parc Celyn. The estate, with three and four bedroom houses, lies off Cymau lane, next to Abermorddu Primary School.[5]
Close to the housing estate is believed to be the remains of a Bronze Age burial chamber[6] although the site is likely to be merely a barrow cemetery. A street in the estate is named "Llys Cromlech" (Cromlech)/Dolmen Court) in testament to the prehistoric activity in the vicinity.
References
[edit]- ^ "Abermorddu" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Britain, Great (1860). Local and Personal Laws. p. 199.
- ^ Davies, Ellis (1959) Flintshire Place-names, UWP, p.1
- ^ "Castell Alun High School". Castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Parc Celyn, Abermorddu". Anwyl.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Abermor-ddu Burial Chamber".
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