Nannerch

Coordinates: 53°12′58″N 3°15′00″W / 53.216°N 3.25°W / 53.216; -3.25
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Nannerch
Main road through the village of Nannerch
Nannerch is located in Flintshire
Nannerch
Nannerch
Location within Flintshire
Population443 (2021)[1][2]
OS grid referenceSJ166695
Community
  • Nannerch
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMOLD
Postcode districtCH7
Dialling code01352
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websitenannerch.com
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire
53°12′58″N 3°15′00″W / 53.216°N 3.25°W / 53.216; -3.25

Nannerch is a village and

2001 Census the population of Nannerch was 531,[3] reducing to 496 in 2011. [4]

History

Nannerch (pronounced Nan-er-ch in Welsh) is one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire, made up of the townships of Trellan, Trefechan, Trecwm and Tre Penbedw.

It is an ancient village, sitting on bedrock of

hill forts at Pen-y-Cloddiau and Moel Arthur are situated in the nearby hills.[5]

The Church

The church, which is dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels, was consecrated on 29 September 1853. It is the third church known to have been built on the site. The curved wall of the graveyard indicates the ancient origins of the churches. The present church was designed by Thomas W. Wyatt, of London, the architect of the neighbouring churches of Brynford and Gorsedd. Services open to everyone are held in the church at 11.30 am each Sunday. 'Fifth Sunday' services rotate around churches in the Bro Famau group of churches of which St. Michael's church is a member.

Nannerch has no shops [citation needed] but has an 18th-century inn called The Cross Foxes.

The village also has a primary school. There are currently around 60 pupils enrolled. On the same site as the Victorian primary school is a small sports development consisting of a tennis court which doubles as a basketball/netball court and five-a-side football pitch, a grass football pitch and a bowling green. The bowling green also has a French-style boules piste next to it.

Nannerch was sometimes visited by a doctor at the village hall surgery on Tuesday morning. On Thursday there is a Post Office counter in the hall[citation needed].

Governance

Nannerch Community Council consists of 8 councillors, and is not divided into

parliament
.

Theatre

The village has a dramatic group called the Nannerch Players. The Players perform two shows a year; one of these will be a pantomime, performed just before Christmas. One full-length play performed in the summer months (usually May–June) and give out the golden lemon award to a great performance which was given to Bob Sayers in 2022.[9]

Transport

The main A541 Mold - Denbigh road bypasses the village.

The

Beeching Axe, the station was converted to a private dwelling with a garden between the platforms.[10] It was demolished shortly afterwards to allow the road to be straightened. Besides passenger traffic, the station provided for the transportation of cattle and sheep heading for market, the distribution of local milk and the delivery of newspapers to the community.[5]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nannerch.
  1. ^ in the Nannerch Community
  2. ^ "Nannerch". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ 2001 Census: Nannerch, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 27 July 2008
  4. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b Nannerch, archived from the original on 5 September 2008, retrieved 27 July 2008
  6. ^ "Community Council". Nannerch Community Website. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Cilcain". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Electoral Arrangements for Flintshire". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ "about us". Nannerch Players. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ Jones, Mark: Lost Railways Of North Wales, page 69. Countryside Books, 2008
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