Treuddyn
| Treuddyn | |
|---|---|
 Treuddyn's pub, the Farmers Arms | |
  Treuddyn Location within Flintshire | |
| Population | 1,627 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ252583 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MOLD |
| Postcode district | CH7 |
| Dialling code | 01352 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Website | treuddyn.org.uk |
Treuddyn is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, located just off the A5104 road, around 4 miles south-east of Mold and 3 miles north-west of Caergwrle. The community includes the nearby village of Coed Talon, to the east, and Rhydtalog, to the south-west on the Denbighshire border.
There are two primary schools: Ysgol Terrig, which is a Welsh medium school and Ysgol Parc y Llan, which is an English medium school. The closest secondary schools are Ysgol Maes Garmon (Welsh) and Alun School (English) in Mold, 4.5 miles away. There is also a Post Office and shop.
Treuddyn has its own church, St Mary's, and there are also two active chapels in the village. A third chapel, that of the Baptist denomination, has closed. There are many Bronze Age cairns in the area. It was an industrial area during the 19th and 20th centuries, with mining of coal, iron and lead. There was a distillery to extract oil from the coal, and a blast furnace between 1817 and 1865. In 1834 around 450 men were constantly employed in the collieries and other industries.[2]
Treuddyn is also an electoral ward, coterminous with the community. It elects one county councillor to Flintshire County Council.[3]
Demographics
Population
Number
According to the 2021 Census, Treuddyn's population is 1,686. Treuddyn's population was 1,627 at the 2011 Census.
Languages
According to the United Kingdom Census 2021, 20.7 per cent of all usual residents aged 3+ in Treuddyn can speak Welsh.[4] 31.4 per cent of the population noted that they could speak, read, write or understand Welsh.[5] The 2011 census noted 24.4 per cent of all usual residents aged 3 years and older in the village could speak Welsh.[4]
Country of Birth
The 2021 Census noted that 97.4 per cent of Treuddyn's population was born in the United Kingdom.[6] The 2011 Census noted that 98.2 per cent of the population was born in the United Kingdom; 59.9 per cent of the population was born in Wales and 37.5 per cent of the population born in England.[7]
References
- ^ 2011 Census: Treuddyn, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 18 March 2009
- ^ "Genuki: Treuddyn, Flintshire".
- ^ The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998. Statutory Instruments. 1998. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Welsh Language Change in the percentage of people aged three years or older able to speak Welsh by LSOA 2011 to 2021 | DataMapWales". datamap.gov.wales. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Welsh language skills (detailed) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 Census - Demography and migration - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "KS204EW (Country of birth) - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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