Meliden, Denbighshire, Wales Genealogy

Wales

Denbighshire

Parishes of Historic Flintshire

Meliden

Meliden (Welsh: Allt Melyd) is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Denbighshire, Wales.

Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Flintshire and, between 1874 and 1996 in the County of Clwyd, Wales Genealogy. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Denbighshire.

History

"MELIDEN, a parish in the hundred or Prestatyn, county of Flint, 5 miles (N.by E.) from St. Asaph, containing 720 inhabitants. This parshi, which is supposed to derive its name from the dedication of its church, is situated at the north-westen extremity of the county, and on the shore of the Irish sea.... The church, dedicated to St. Melid, is not remarkable for any peculiarity of architectural detail. ... In the hamlet of Prestatyn, in this parish, are some vestiges of an ancient castle, called Plas Prestatyn." (A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1833, Samuel Lewis)

For more information on Meliden see:

• Meliden at Genuki

Meliden Parish
Jurisdictions
County bef 1974	add here
County 1 Apr 1974-31 Mar 1996	add here
County 1 Apr 1996 -	add here
Civ Reg District	St. Asaph (1881)
Reg Sub-district	St. Asaph (1881)
Probate Court	add here
Diocese	add here
Rural Deanery	add here
Chapelry	add here
Poor Law Union	St Asaph
Hundred	Prestatyn
Province	add here
Hamlets	add here

Administration

Years	County
before 31 March 1974	Flintshire
1 April 1974 - 31 March 1996	Clwyd
from 1 April 1996	Denbighshire

Census Records

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

• Vision of Britain - Meliden

Websites

• Meliden Parish Church at Clwyd FHS
• Meliden War Memorial at Clwyd FHS