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"The surface is strikingly undulated, rising into bold and abrupt eminences in various parts; and the lands, which are principally arable, with a proportion of meadow and pasture land, are in a good state of cultivation; the soil is mostly gravelly, and well adapted to the growth of corn." [From Handbook for the Vale of Clwyd, William Davis, 1856]

Nannerch is one of the "ancient parishes" of Flintshire, comprising the townships of Trellan, Trefechan, Trecwm and Tre Penbedw (the latter was in Denbighshire until the county boundary was moved in 1897).

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Bibliography

  • Formby, Hazel. Nannerch - a connection with the Gunpowder Plot Clwyd Historian = Hanes Bro Clwyd. No. 54 (Winter 2005/6), p.12-5
  • Lewis, J B An account of the Penbedw papers in the Flintshire Record Office Flintshire Historical Society journal, Vol. 25 1971/72 Welsh Journals Online
  • Nannerch Parish Church : Gwernymynydd : Clwyd Family History Society, 1999.
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Church History

Ordnance Survey reference SJ 166696.
The old church, which was dedicated to St. Mary, was demolished in 1852, and a new building was erected on the same site. The new church, which is dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels, was consecrated on 29 September 1853.

"The church was designed by Thomas W. Wyatt, of London, the architect of the neighbouring churches of Brynford and Gorsedd, and that gentleman is deserving of all praise for the skill and ability displayed. The church is a model of taste and propriety for a Welsh village church."
[From Handbook for the Vale of Clwyd, William Davis, 1856]

The Clwyd FHS website has a photograph of the church.

Nannerch Church, Flintshire  on the People's Collection Wales site

Nonconformist Churches

"Welsh Church Commission - County of Flint - The Statistics of the Nonconformist Churches for 1905" lists the following nonconformist places of worship in the Civil parish of Nannerch :

Name of ChapelDenominationNumber of "adherents"
PenyfelinCalvinistic Methodist140
Waendomarch - WelshCongregational30
Bryngoleu - WelshWesleyan36
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Church Records

  • The following nonconformist registers for the Nannerch area are held at the Public Record Office, Kew.
    They may be viewed on microfilm at LDS Family History Centres; and at the Flintshire Record Office and the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
    The Pen y Felin records (only) have also been incorporated into the I.G.I., as part of an "official extraction" programme :
Name of ChapelDenominationType of RecordYears CoveredI.G.I. Batch Number
Pen y FelinCalvinistic MethodistBirths and Baptisms1820 - 1836C098271
WaundomarchCongregational / IndependentBirths and Baptisms1808 - 1837?
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Civil Registration

When Civil Registration was introduced (on 1 July 1837), the parish of Nannerch was assigned to the No. 2 ("Holywell") sub-district of the Holywell Registration District, which was co-extensive with the Holywell poor law Union.

In the GRO indexes to civil registration, entries for Nannerch are found under:

  • Years 1837 - 1851: Holywell XXVII. nnn
  • Years 1852 - 1946: Holywell 11b. nnn

(GRO index references have no relevance at the local Superintendent Registrar's Office)

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Description & Travel

Nannerch - on wikipedia

Nannerch Station

Various landcsapes  on the People's Collection Wales site

You can see pictures of Nannerch which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this place from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Maps

"North-East Wales Churches and Ancient Parish Boundaries" produced by Clwyd Record Office in 1994, published by Genuki with the permission of Flintshire Record Office and Denbighshire Archives

Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348. Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county

The parish of Nannerch in the Counties of Flint and Denbigh on the People's Collection Wales site

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ150684 (Lat/Lon: 53.206258, -3.274355), Nannerch which are provided by:

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Population

  • In 1831- the population was 384.
  • In 1901- the population was 297.
    [ Royal Commission on the Welsh Church - October 1907]
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Statistics

Archdeacon Thomas (1911) gives the area of the parish as 2900 acres.