In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gwespyr like this:
GWESPYR, a township in Llanasaph parish, Flint; on the river Dee, 5¼ miles NW of Holywell. Pop., 488. Quarries of excellent freestone are here, and supplied the materials for Liverpool custom house.
Additional information about this locality is available for Llanasa
Gwespyr through time
Gwespyr is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gwespyr itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gwespyr in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25988
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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