In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nercwys like this:
NERQUIS, or Nercwys, a village, a township, and a chapelry, in Mold parish, Flint. The village stands 2 miles S W of Llong r. station, and 2 S by W of Mold; and has a post-office under Mold, Flintshire. The township comprises. 2, 280 acres. Real property, £2, 477. Pop., 482. Houses, 99. Nerquis Hall was built by the Wynnes in 1683, and is now the seat of the Rev. ...
Lloyd Wynne. Extensive and successful experiments in planting were made here by the late Dr. Thackeray of Chester. The chapelry is more extensive than the township, and was constituted in 1844. Pop., 842. Houses, 180. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £100.* Patron, the Vicar of Mold. The church is recent and good.
Nercwys through time
Nercwys is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nercwys itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nercwys in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8379
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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