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Rhuddlan

"The mother parish comprises an area of 4110 acres in the ten townships of Crickin, Yscawen, Pentre, Brynbychan, Brynywal, Cefndy, Brynhedydd, Trellewelyn, Rhydorddwy and Rhyl ..... "
[From The History of the Diocese of St. Asaph , Ven. D.R. Thomas, 1908]

Rhuddlan is one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire, featuring prominently in the Domesday book; at which time it was a stronghold of Robert, the nephew of Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester.
On the 23rd May 1844, the townships of Rhyl and Brynhedydd were lost to the new parish of Rhyl; and more land was transferred from the parish of Rhuddlan to Rhyl shortly after the opening of the district church of St. Ann in 1896.

Bibliography

• Adgofion caredig am y diweddar Robert Hughes, Rhuddlan / gan 'Cyfaill', ynghyda crynodeb o'r bregeth angladdol gan y Parch E. Pan Jones, M.A., Ph.D., Mostyn..   Lerpwl : John Morris, 1887.
• Area book and book of reference to the plan of the Parish of Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Hundreds of Prestatyn and Rhuddlan : Colonel A.C. Cooke, Director-General of the Ordnance Surveys.         London : Eyre & Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1882
• Amos's presentation guide to Rhyl (with view of the town) Rhuddlan, St Asaph, Denbigh, Abergele, Pensarn and Prestatyn.          Rhyl : Amos Brothers, 1887.
• Bartley, Derek A.              Clwyd, Foryd or port river of Rhuddlan         Cymru a'r môr, 15 (1992), p. 51-73.
• Bell, D.       Rhuddlan        (Writings by W.E.A. Members) 9 (1988), p. 37-9
• Blythin, Howell  and Peter Scarll.           An evening walk round historic Rhuddlan        Proceedings of the Dyserth and district field club, (2001), p. 39-40
• Blockley, Kevin  and Amelia Pannett.        New work at Abbey Road Nurseries, Rhuddlan 2005/2006        Archaeology in Wales. 46 (2006), p. 128-135
• Copy of the roll of the expenses of King Edward the First, at Rhuddlan Castle, A.D. 1281, and 1282. ...         Society of Antiquaries?, 18--]
• Edwards,  S. C. & M. C. A. Wynne.              Historical guide to Rhuddlan           Rhyl : D. Trehearn, [18--?]
• Edwards, Thomas.            Rhuddlan:    2nd ed       Rhuddlan: M. J. Davis, [1916.]
• Edwards, Thomas C.       Rhuddlan Castle          Rhuddlan: M. J. Davis, 1920. (& various dates)
• Eisteddfod Frenhinol Rhuddlan, 1850. Cyfrol 1, Y cyfansoddiadau buddugol ar y testun cadeiriol sef yr adgyfodiad. Y bryddest / gan Evan Evans o Ince; yr awdl gan William Williams, Llanrwst.Llundain : Simpkin, Marshall and Co., [1850?]
• Evidence of Mr. Henry Taylor ... given before the Municipal Corporation Commissioners, on the unreformed Flintshire corporations of Caergwrle, Caerwys, Overton, & Rhuddlan, etc.         Flint : Thos. Jones, [1877.]
• Frimston, T.     Hanes Eglwys Fedyddiedig Rhuddlan       Aberdar : Jenkin Howell, Argraffydd, 1885.
• Harris, D W.          Maritime history of Rhyl and Rhuddlan           [Prestatyn] : [Books Prints & Pictures], [1991]
• Hodgkinson, Denise.      Spotlight on Rhuddlan    Country Quest 28/10 (1988), p. 42-4
• Hoy, Tracey Lee.           Rhuddlan           Bloomington, Ind. ; Milton Keynes : AuthorHouse, 2006 
• James, J W.       Rhuddlan and its church           [Rhuddlan] : Rhuddlan Parochial Church Council, 1991. (& 1968)
• Manley, John.         Salvage excavations at Lôn Hylas, Rhuddlan, Clwyd       Archaeologia Cambrensis, Vol. 134 (1985), p. 230-235
• Morfa Rhuddlan, or, the Battle of Rhuddlan Marsh : by Alfred.         Ruthin : Isaac Clarke, 1862.
• Owen, Hywel Wyn.        Rhai enwau lleoedd yng nghymydau Prestatyn a Rhuddlan       Bangor : Ysgol y Gymraeg, Prifysgol Bangor, 2007.
• Owen, R M.     St Mary's Church, Rhuddlan      Denbigh and its past 9 (1994), p. 4-8
• Phillips, Joe.       Rhyl - Rhuddlan - Rhyl         Proceedings of the Dyserth and district field club, (2001), p. 72-73
• Pollitt, P.    Afon Clwyd from Rhuddlan to Kinmel Bay         Proceedings of the Dyserth and district field club, (1992), p. 27-8
• Poole, J.               Gleanings of the histories of Holywell, Flint, Saint Asaph, and Rhuddlan        Holywell : J. Davies, 1831.
• Programme of the Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Rhuddlan which will be held (by kind permission of Capt. Rowley Conwy), in a spacious marquee on Friday, August 21, 1896.  Rhyl : Pearce and Jones, [1896?]
• Programme [of] the third annual tea meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Chapel, to be held at the Town Hall, Rhuddlan on Thursday, 21st, March, 1901.   Rhyl : Amos Bros., [1901?]
• Rhuddlan throughout the ages / [Rhuddlan Parochial Church Council].         [Rhuddlan] : [Rhuddlan Parochial Church Council], [1991]
• Quinnell,  Henrietta  ... [et al].              Excavations at Rhuddlan, Clwyd            York : Council for British Archaeology, 1994.         
• Roberts, Raymond.       The St. Asaph and Rhuddlan six                 [Connah's Quay] : [Raymond Roberts], 1992.
• St. Asaph, Rhuddlan, Dyserth and district :         4th ed.         Cheltenham ; London : Ed. J. Burrow. & Co. Ltd., [n.d.]
• Taylor, Arnold.           Rhuddlan Castle           4th rev. ed.         Cardiff : Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments, 1987.
• Taylor, A J.         A shipwreck near Rhuddlan in 1310       Flintshire Historical Society journal, Vol. 31, (1983/1984), p.57-69.
• Thomas, Harry.           Rhyl & Rhuddlan         Chorley, Lancs. : Countryside Publications, c1985.

Church History

"The Church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, partly in the early style of English architecture, consisting of a nave, chancel, and north aisle; and containing some interesting monuments to the family of Bodryddan, especially one of white marble, erected to the memory of the Very Rev. W.D. Shipley, Dean of St. Asaph, who was buried in an elegant mausoleum adjoining, which was erected by himself during his life."
[From Handbook for the Vale of Clwyd, William Davis, 1856]

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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 Civilparish of Rhuddlan :

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Church Records

Parish Registers

• The following Parish Registers have been deposited at Flintshire Record Office, Hawarden. They may be viewed on microfilm at the Flintshire Record Office, the Denbighshire Record Office, Ruthin, and the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. These microfilms are not available elsewhere.

• Clwyd FHS has published full transcriptions of the registers (complete with indexes) for the following years :

Bishop's Transcripts

• Bishop's Transcripts for the years shown below have been deposited in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
  Around the year 1951, most of the Bishop's Transcripts which had been deposited at that time were microfilmed by the LDS; and the films are available on request at Family History Centres of the LDS.
  The films may also be viewed at the Flintshire and Denbighshire Record Offices, and at the National Library of Wales.
  In general, the Bishop's Transcripts are less complete than the parish registers.

I.G.I.

• The following have been incorporated into the I.G.I., as part of an "official extraction" programme.
  They were extracted from the Bishop's Transcripts, not from the Parish Registers.

Nonconformist Records

• The following nonconformist registers for the Rhuddlan 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.
  Seion and Ebeneser, but not Gosen, have also been incorporated into the I.G.I., as part of an "official extraction" programme :

• The following nonconformist registers for the Rhuddlan area are held at the Flintshire Record Office, Hawarden.
  They have not been filmed; and they have not been incorporated into the I.G.I. :

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Civil Registration

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

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

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

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Description and Travel

Rhuddlan - on wikipedia

Rhuddlan - on geograph.org.uk

Rhuddlan Castle - on Castle Wales

Rhuddlan Town Council

Maps

Population

• In 1831- the population was 1506.
• In 1901- the population was 1151.
  [ Royal Commission on the Welsh Church - October 1907]

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Statistics

Archdeacon Thomas (1911) gives the area of the parish as 4000 acres.

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Last Updated  11 April 2011 - Gareth Hicks