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Gwernymynydd

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487:, the Walns, having lost one of their family members in action, were instrumental in having a cenotaph erected in Gwernymynydd, at the site of the old drinking fountain. This was at the roadside between Fron Hall drive and the Twmpath on the Mold-Ruthin road (now the A494). The water for the drinking fountain came from a spring in a field behind it. This water had always been considered pure, long before the days of the fountain. Local people believed that this was not surface water, liable to contamination, but water filtered at its source through the silica rocks above. In order to establish this, quantities of peppermint were put in the mine and sure enough, eventually the spring water tasted of peppermint. 34: 50: 506: 922: 1776: 569:
Centre is entirely self-financing and is a long-term resource for the Village and neighbouring communities. The Centre boasts a large hall area, kitchen facilities, full toilet facilities and a small committee room. Outside there is two football pitches with a well equipped home and away changing rooms, a dog walking area as well as a memorial garden, wild flower patch and orchard.
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axes in an area of rough ground on Hafod Moor. The finder and the landowner donated the finds to the County Council. The group consisted of four tanged axes known as palstaves; two later socketed axes and a bronze bi-valve (two piece) mould. They are dated to around 900-700 BC. The reasons for the
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The Village Centre, conveniently situated on the left hand side of the A494 approaching the village from Mold (postcode CH7 4AF) is used regularly by local groups and is also available for public hire. In 2016, the Village Centre Committee took on a 25-year lease for the property, therefore, the
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The original village school, also adjacent to the field, was replaced by a new modern building in the 1950s (now the Village Centre). The old school was sensitively converted into an attractive house. Several features were retained by the family who bought it, including the school bell that hangs
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The Rainbow Inn was a well known feature at the top of Gwernymynydd hill for motorists heading west. It was demolished in 2019 as part of a new housing development. As a condition of the planning permission, in order to retain the landmark, the Inn building was replaced by housing of a similar
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Like many villages of the early 20th century, Gwernymynydd had a local benefactor, the Waln family of Fron Hall. Mold Hospital was given by them, some of its modern equipment, including it is thought, an operating table.
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Ambrose Waln started a highly successful scout troop for the local boys, providing equipment, kit and premises. The family were generous landlords, and also employed a large household staff, plus agricultural workers.
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burial are unknown but it is thought it could have been a Trader’s or Founder’s hoard where objects are buried for trading or being melted down at a later date.
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Gwernymynydd and Cadole Community Council (or Gwernymynydd Community Council) consists of 11 councillors, each elected from across the community.
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The current A494 follows a route across which has been used for thousands of years. In 1989 a metal detectorist discovered a group of
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Little remains of the village's industrial history; the worked-out Cambrian limestone quarry was once owned by
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The Village Field, adjacent to the village centre, and now legally protected from development by
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for 'Alder trees on the mountain') is a village outside the
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The former ''Rainbow Inn'' public house, Gwernymynydd
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Gwernymynydd is located in Flintshire
Flintshire
OS grid reference
SJ217626
Community
Principal area
Flintshire
Preserved county
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Cadole
Post town
Postcode district
CH7
Dialling code
Police
North Wales
Fire
North Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Delyn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Delyn
gwernymynydd.org.uk
UK

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