Halghton

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Halghton
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Halghton Hall, depicted in 1794
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Halghton
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52°57′51″N2°50′49″W / 52.964188°N 2.846966°W / 52.964188; -2.846966 Coordinates: 52°57′51″N2°50′49″W / 52.964188°N 2.846966°W / 52.964188; -2.846966

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.

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History

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.

Notable buildings

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.

Notable residents

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References

  1. "Standardised Welsh Place names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. St Chad Church and Well, Parish of Hanmer and Tallrn Green
  3. Davies, E. (1959) Flintshire Place-names, UWP, p.83
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  5. History of Halghton, in Wrexham and Flintshire, Vision of Britain, accessed 15-05-18
  6. "Halghton Hall (35862)", Coflein, RCAHMW accessed 15-04-18
  7. Halghton Hall, British Listed Buildings
  8. "Halghton Mill (24910)", Coflein, RCAHMW accessed 15-05-18
  9. Flint Boroughs, History of Parliament Online