Halghton
Human settlement in Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Human settlement in Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halghton (Welsh: Halchdyn[1]) is a dispersed settlement and former civil parish in the east of Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is part of the community of Hanmer.
Halghton
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Halghton Hall, depicted in 1794 | |
Location within Wrexham | |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WHITCHURCH |
Postcode district | SY13 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Halghton is probably identifiable with the vill of "Hulhtune" noted in a 1043 charter of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, in which he bestowed a number of vills around Hanmer on his newly created monastery at Coventry.[2]
The placename was again recorded in 1295 as "Halcton", and as "Halghton" as early as 1334.[3] The name is of Old English origin, and means "farm (tun) in a corner of land (healh)".[4] From medieval times up until the 19th century Halghton was a township of the old parish of Hanmer, in the area of Flintshire known as the Maelor Saesneg.[5] The settlement never gained a church or point of focus, remaining dispersed across several kilometres.[4] Despite this it shows a long settlement history, including four moated sites, the site of a fulling mill recorded in the 15th century, and tracts of medieval ridge and furrow.[4] Under the 1866 Poor Law Amendment Act, the township of Halghton became a civil parish, while subsequent to an 1894 Act the civil parish became part of the Overton Rural District. When the latter along with Flintshire was abolished in 1974 Halghton became a ward of the community of Hanmer.
The Grade I listed Halghton Hall is a small brick-built gentry house of 1662, with evidence of an earlier medieval core.[6][7]
Halghton Mill is a former corn mill, built in around 1802 and supplied with water through a leat from the Emral Brook.[8] Nearby are an early 18th century house and a former smithy, also of historic interest.
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