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Abermorddu

Village in Flintshire, Wales

Field	Value
coordinates
official_name	Abermorddu
label_position	left
unitary_wales	Flintshire
lieutenancy_wales	Clwyd
country	Wales
constituency_welsh_assembly	Alyn and Deeside
constituency_westminster	Alyn and Deeside
post_town	WREXHAM
postcode_district	LL12
postcode_area	LL
dial_code	01978
os_grid_reference	SJ307568
static_image_name	View towards Wrexham from Caergwrle Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1722002.jpg
static_image_caption	View over Abermorddu from Caergwrle Castle

Abermorddu () is a village in the county of Flintshire, Wales, in the community of Hope. Approximately 5 miles north of Wrexham along the A541 road, it is contiguous with the main village of Caergwrle and closely related to the village of Hope. In the 19th century there was a turnpike road known as Abermorddu Branch running from the tollhouse at King's Ferry to Abermorddu.

Its name probably comes from the confluence (aber) of a small brook called Morddu with the River Alyn.

Landmarks

Abermorddu Primary School, although originally in the village, has for the many decades had its site in Cefn-y-bedd, whilst the local secondary school is in nearby Hope.

To the northwest along the A541 is the ruins of Caergwrle Castle. It was probably built by Dafydd ap Gruffydd after being given land by Edward I of England after his initial conquest of Wales in 1277. It was damaged by the Welsh in 1282, and ceded to John of Cromwell in 1308 to rebuild it, but by 1335 it was in ruins and has remained as such.

A new housing estate has sprung up in the village at Parc Celyn. The estate, with three and four bedroom houses, lies off Cymau lane, next to Abermorddu Primary School.

Close to the housing estate is believed to be the remains of a Bronze Age burial chamber although the site is likely to be merely a barrow cemetery. A street in the estate is named "Llys Cromlech" (Cromlech)/Dolmen Court) in testament to the prehistoric activity in the vicinity.

References

{{Google maps. link
Britain, Great. (1860). "Local and Personal Laws".
Davies, Ellis (1959) ''Flintshire Place-names'', UWP, p.1
"Castell Alun High School". Castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk.
"Parc Celyn, Abermorddu". Anwyl.co.uk.
"Abermor-ddu Burial Chamber".

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