Pontblyddyn or Pontbleiddyn
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The parish of Pontbleiddyn (or Pontblyddyn) was created on 23 May 1844, from "the township of Leeswood, excepting the houses and farms of Pentrehobyn and Tynewydd, the whole of the township of Hartsheath, and that part of the township of Bistre which lies south of the Mold and Broughton turnpike road".
All this area had been in the parish of Mold until that date.
(The new parish of Bistre was created on the same day, from other parts of the parish of Mold).
Church History
Ordnance Survey reference SJ 272612.
Christ Church, Pontbleiddyn was opened in 1836, initially as a chapel of ease within the parish of Mold. It was intended to serve the population of the industrialised area around Leeswood, and was built hastily and at minimum cost. The original building proved to be unsuitable; and eventually it was demolished.
A new church was erected on the same site, and consecrated in 1865.
The Clwyd FHS website has a photograph of the church.
Nonconformist Churches
Details of nonconformist churches in Pontbleiddyn and Leeswood are to be found under Mold.
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.
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1836 - 1965 | 1839 - 1948 | 1836 - 1946 |
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.
| Deposited at the National Library of Wales | Microfilmed copies |
|---|---|
| 1836 - 1851 | 1836 - 1843 |
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.
| Type of Record | Years Covered | I.G.I. Batch Number |
|---|---|---|
| Baptisms | 1836 - 1843 | C056701 |
| Marriages | None | - |
Nonconformist Records
- The following nonconformist registers for the Pontbleiddyn 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.
They have also been incorporated into the I.G.I., as part of an "official extraction" programme :
| Name of Chapel | Denomination | Type of Record | Years Covered | I.G.I. Batch Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel, Leeswood / Coed Llai | Calvinistic Methodist | Births and Baptisms | 1821 - 1836 | C100391 |
- The following nonconformist registers for the Pontbleiddyn 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. :
| Name of Chapel | Denomination | Type of Record | Years Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel, Leeswood / Coed Llai | Calvinistic Methodist | Baptisms and Marriages | 1866 - 1985 |
Civil Registration
The new parish of Pontbleiddyn was assigned to the No. 4 ("Mold") 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 Pontbleiddyn 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)
Description and Travel
Pontbleiddyn - on Old UK Photos
Pontbleiddyn - on the Times Past site
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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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Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Pontblyddyn or Pontbleiddyn has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
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
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ276605 (Lat/Lon: 53.136716, -3.083682), Pontblyddyn or Pontbleiddyn which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Population
- In 1831- Pontbleiddyn was not a separate parish.
- In 1901- the population was 1417.
[ Royal Commission on the Welsh Church - October 1907]