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In 1634, a large brick house was built at the Rhual estate; today it is the oldest house in the village. The village's first church and school were built alongside each other in 1838. The church was deliberately burned down in 1860 but a new building opened in 1872. The old school is now used as a
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parish hall after a new school, Ysgol y Waun, was opened in 1973. The village had two pubs until recently, the Miners Arms which closed in 2007 and the Hand Inn which remains open.
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quarries were developed in the area. The last lead mine closed in the 1970s. In the 20th century rectangular blocks of commuter housing were built in the village.
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in the 5th century. The village began to grow in the late 18th century as
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Davies, John; Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines & Peredur I. Lynch (2008)
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on three sides. The community includes the neighbouring village of
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The village was first mentioned in the 15th century. In 1736, an
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was erected near Maesgarmon farm where, according to tradition,
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Welsh

Gwernaffield is located in Flintshire
Flintshire
OS grid reference
SJ204644
Community
Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn
Principal area
Flintshire
Preserved county
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
CH7
Dialling code
Police
North Wales
Fire
North Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Delyn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Delyn
UK

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