In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Trewaelod like this:
TREWAELOD, a township in Llanasaph parish, Flint; 7½ miles NW of Holywell.
The name "Trewaelod" has not been found on a topographic map, and the location is in the middle of the reclaimed area south of Point of Ayr: "In 1812, an extensive tract of rich land was recovered from the sea, by means of an embankment nearly two miles in length, at an expense of £4000, which was defrayed by the freeholders; and 1200 acres, adjoining the Point of Air lighthouse, are now under cultivation, producing plentiful crops of grain of every description, particularly wheat: the land thus inclosed constitutes the new township of Trewaelod." (Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1849, entry for "LLANASAPH, or LLANASA"; http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47842, accessed 12/2011).
Trewaelod through time
Trewaelod is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Trewaelod itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Trewaelod in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23144
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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