In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gwernafield like this:
GWERNAFIELD, a village, a township, and a chapelry in Mold parish, Flint. The village stands 2 miles N of Mold r. station; and has a post office under Flint. The township includes also the hamlets of Waenrhwyddfyd and Pantymwyn. Real property, £2, 630; of which £14 are in quarries. ...
Pop. in 1851, 1, 002; in 1861, 836. Houses, 202. The decrease of pop. was caused by the stoppage of lead mining operations.—The chapelry is larger than the township, and was constituted in 1844. Pop., 1, 243. Houses, 293. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £200. * Patron, the Vicar of Mold. The church is a poor structure.
Gwernafield through time
Gwernafield is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gwernafield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gwernafield in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21443
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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