Northop, the Glossary
Northop (Llaneurgain) is a village, community and electoral ward situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway.[1]
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65 relations: A55 road, Agriculture, Anglo-Saxons, British brass band, Chester, Church in Wales, Clwyd, Coaching inn, Community (Wales), Connah's Quay, Cricket, Delyn (Senedd constituency), Delyn (UK Parliament constituency), Diocese of St Asaph, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Elizabeth I, Fish and chips, Flint Mountain, Flint, Flintshire, Flintshire, Flintshire County Council, Floristry, Forge, Golf, Halkyn, High Court of Justice, Holyhead, Hope, Flintshire, John Eldon Bankes, Kerry Peers, King's Bench Division, List of The Bill characters, Listed building, Mold, Flintshire, MOT test, Northop College, Northop Hall, Old English, Parish, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Post office, Pub, Rhosesmor, Rob Roberts (politician), Royal Albert Hall, Saint Asaph, Saint Eigen, Saint Peter, Shoemaking, St David's Hall, ... Expand index (15 more) »
- Communities in Flintshire
- Wards of Flintshire
A55 road
The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway (Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru), is a major road in Wales and England, connecting Cheshire and North Wales.
Agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
British brass band
In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion instruments.
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Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales (Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
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Clwyd
Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area.
Coaching inn
The coaching inn (also coaching house or staging inn) was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point (layover) for people and horses.
A community (cymuned) is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales.
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Connah's Quay
Connah's Quay (Cei Connah), known locally as "The Quay" and formerly known as Wepre, is a town and community in Flintshire, on the River Dee and next to the border with England.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
Delyn (Senedd constituency)
Delyn is a constituency of the Senedd.
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Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Delyn was a constituency last represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 to 2024 by Rob Roberts, who was elected as a Conservative, but sat as an Independent following sexual harassment allegations.
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Diocese of St Asaph
The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese of the Church in Wales in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.
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Ecgberht, King of Wessex
Ecgberht (770/775 – 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, and Ecbert, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839.
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.
Fish and chips
Fish and chips is a hot dish consisting of fried fish in batter, served with chips.
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Flint Mountain
Flint Mountain (Mynydd-y-Fflint) is a small village seated in Flintshire, North Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. Northop and Flint Mountain are villages in Flintshire.
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Flint, Flintshire
Flint (Y Fflint) is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee.
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Flintshire
Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is a county in the north-east of Wales.
Flintshire County Council
Flintshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Flintshire, one of the principal areas of Wales.
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Floristry
Floristry is the production, commerce, and trade in flowers.
Forge
A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located.
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
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Halkyn
Halkyn (Helygain; Flintshire Welsh: Lygian) is a village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales and situated between Pentre Halkyn, Northop and Rhosesmor. Northop and Halkyn are Communities in Flintshire, villages in Flintshire and wards of Flintshire.
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
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Holyhead
Holyhead (Caergybi, "Cybi's fort") is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census.
Hope, Flintshire
Hope (Yr Hôb) is a small village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. Northop and Hope, Flintshire are Communities in Flintshire, villages in Flintshire and wards of Flintshire.
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John Eldon Bankes
Sir John Eldon Bankes, (17 April 1854 – 31 December 1946) was a Welsh judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, and later a Lord Justice of Appeal.
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Kerry Peers
Kerry Peers (born 1 November 1964) is a British actress who is best known for her role in The Bill where she played Suzi Croft from 1993 to 1998.
King's Bench Division
The King's Bench Division (or Queen's Bench Division when the monarch is female) of the High Court of Justice deals with a wide range of common law cases and has supervisory responsibility over certain lower courts.
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List of The Bill characters
The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural television series which ran from 16 August 1983 to the show’s cancellation on 31 August 2010, named after a slang term for the police.
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Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
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Mold, Flintshire
Mold (Yr Wyddgrug) is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. Northop and Mold, Flintshire are Communities in Flintshire.
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MOT test
The MOT test (or simply MOT) is an annual test of vehicle safety, roadworthiness aspects and exhaust emissions required in the United Kingdom for most vehicles over three years old.
Northop College
Northop College in Flintshire, North Wales is jointly operated by Glyndwr University and Coleg Cambria.
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Northop Hall
Northop Hall (Neuadd Llaneurgain) is a large village and community near Mold, in Flintshire, Wales. Northop and Northop Hall are Communities in Flintshire and villages in Flintshire.
Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese.
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is a concert hall in Hope Street, in Liverpool, England.
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Post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery.
Pub
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.
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Rhosesmor
Rhosesmor is a small village near Mold, Flintshire, in north-east Wales. Northop and Rhosesmor are villages in Flintshire.
Rob Roberts (politician)
Robert Joseph Roberts (born 15 October 1979) is a British former politician who was Member of Parliament for Delyn from 2019 to 2024.
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Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.
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Saint Asaph
Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph.
Saint Eigen
Saint Eigen, Eurgen, Eurgain or Eurgan was the legendary, and possibly historical first female Christian saint among the Britons.
Saint Peter
Saint Peter (died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.
Shoemaking
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear.
St David's Hall
St David's Hall (Welsh: Neuadd Dewi Sant) is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales.
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Stagecoach
A stagecoach (also: stage coach, stage, road coach, diligence) is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses.
Sychdyn
Sychdyn or Soughton (meaning South Town) is a village in Flintshire, Wales. Northop and Sychdyn are villages in Flintshire.
Teahouse
A teahouse or tearoom (also tea room) is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments.
Test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at the international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Bill
The Bill is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010.
Thomas Bartley (cricket umpire)
Thomas John Bartley (19 March 1908 – 2 April 1964) was a Test match umpire.
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Thomas Edwards (Caerfallwch, 1779–1858), was a Welsh writer and lexicographer born in Northop, Flintshire, Wales.
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Ward (electoral subdivision)
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.
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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom
The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors.
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Welsh toponymy
The place-names of Wales derive in most cases from the Welsh language, but have also been influenced by linguistic contact with the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Anglo-Normans and modern English.
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William Parry (spy)
William Parry (or Parrie) (died 2 March 1585) was a Welsh courtier and spy.
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Working men's club
Working men's clubs are British private social clubs first created in the 19th century in industrial areas, particularly the North of England, Midlands, Scotland, Northern Ireland and South Wales Valleys, to provide recreation and education for working class men and their families.
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Wrexham University
Wrexham University (Prifysgol Wrecsam) is a public university in the north-east of Wales, with campuses in Wrexham, Northop and St Asaph.
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2001 United Kingdom census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.
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2011 United Kingdom census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.
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See also
Communities in Flintshire
- Argoed, Flintshire
- Bagillt
- Broughton and Bretton
- Brynford
- Buckley, Flintshire
- Caerwys
- Cilcain
- Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn
- Gwernymynydd
- Halkyn
- Hawarden
- Higher Kinnerton
- Holywell, Flintshire
- Hope, Flintshire
- Leeswood and Pontblyddyn
- Llanasa
- Llanfynydd, Flintshire
- Mold, Flintshire
- Mostyn
- Nannerch
- Northop
- Northop Hall
- Penyffordd
- Queensferry, Flintshire
- Rhes-y-cae
- Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor
- Treuddyn
- Whitford, Flintshire
- Ysceifiog
Wards of Flintshire
- Argoed, Flintshire
- Ewloe
- Halkyn
- Hawarden
- Higher Kinnerton
- Hope, Flintshire
- Llanfynydd, Flintshire
- Mancot
- Mostyn
- New Brighton, Flintshire
- Northop
- Queensferry, Flintshire
- Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor
- Treuddyn
- Whitford, Flintshire
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northop
Also known as Llan-eurgain, Llan-eurgain (Northop), Llaneurgain.
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