Mancot
Mancot is a village in
Following reorganisation the population of Mancot was listed under Hawarden. The electoral ward remains giving a population taken at the 2011 Census of 3,496.[3]
The
Although now considered a village in its own right, Mancot was originally divided into three small hamlets consisting of Little Mancot, Big Mancot and Mancot Royal. Though these areas historically do not exist, they still are a feature on OS maps and the meteorological office databank
Mancot was earlier spelled with a double "tt" ending - Mancott.[2]
Village amenities include an Animal farm park, a
The village is situated close to the
Notable people born in the village include Dr. Neville Brown FRSA Psychologist and Lexicographer now of Lichfield who was born in Mancot Royal in 1935, the late football player and Wales manager Gary Speed, who was born there in 1969, fellow former Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe and former Sunderland goalkeeper Tony Norman.
References
- ^ 2001 Census: Mancot, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 19 November 2007
- ^ a b Lewis, Samuel (1849). A Topographical Dictionary of Wales. p. 186. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Mancot, Hawarden Community Council, archived from the original on 1 January 2009, retrieved 5 January 2009
External links
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