https://wikishire.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Meliden&feed=atom&action=historyMeliden - Revision history2024-03-29T12:20:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.25.5https://wikishire.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Meliden&diff=59508&oldid=prevOwain: Created page with "{{Infobox town |county=Flint |welsh=Gallt Melyd |latitude=53.315 |longitude=-3.412 |picture=St Melyd, Meliden - geograph.org.uk - 657595.jpg |picture caption=St Melyd's church..."2018-09-19T18:26:24Z<p>Created page with "{{Infobox town |county=Flint |welsh=Gallt Melyd |latitude=53.315 |longitude=-3.412 |picture=St Melyd, Meliden - geograph.org.uk - 657595.jpg |picture caption=St Melyd's church..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox town<br />
|county=Flint<br />
|welsh=Gallt Melyd<br />
|latitude=53.315<br />
|longitude=-3.412<br />
|picture=St Melyd, Meliden - geograph.org.uk - 657595.jpg<br />
|picture caption=St Melyd's church, Meliden<br />
|LG district=Denbighshire<br />
|constituency=Vale of Clwyd<br />
|post town=Prestatyn<br />
|postcode=LL19<br />
|dialling code=01745<br />
|os grid ref=SJ059807<br />
}}<br />
'''Meliden''' is a village and ancient parish in [[Flintshire]], between [[Prestatyn]] and [[Dyserth]]. It grew up around the locality of lead mines and limestone quarries. The placename "Meliden" has variously been claimed to be derived from that of ''Bishop Melitus'' or ''St Melyd'' (the village has the church of St Melyd as its main place of worship); its Welsh placename, "Gallt Melyd", means "wooded hill of Melyd".<ref name="MLV3">{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Harry|title=Memory Lane|publisher=Gwasg Helygain|year=2005|volume=III|page=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z_nxRqSciO0C&pg=PA34&dq=%22Saint.+Melyd%22+meliden+%22Gallt+Melyd%22#PPA34,M1 | isbn=978-0-9550338-2-7}}</ref> The railway between Prestatyn and Dyserth, long since lifted and formerly with sidings in the village, is now a public walkway and nature trek. It has a 9-hole golf course, which is split in half by the former railway/nature walk. The local school, St Melyd Primary, is a feeder school to the High School, Prestatyn.<br />
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Meliden's football club, Meliden F.C., reformed in 2008,<ref name="RhylJ">{{cite news|url=http://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/sport/Soccer-club-set-to-reform.4189983.jp|title=Soccer club set to reform|last=Boyd|first=Andrew|date=2008-06-18|work=Rhyl Journal|publisher=North Wales Newspapers|accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> joining the Clwyd Football League.<ref name="CFL">{{cite web|url=http://clwydfootballleague.co.uk/Club_Directory.htm#meliden|title=Clwyd Football League Club Directory Season 2008/09|year=2008|work=Clwyd Football League|accessdate=2008-12-07|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223100113/http://clwydfootballleague.co.uk/Club_Directory.htm#meliden|archivedate=2008-12-23|df=}}</ref><br />
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Above the village is the limestone hill of '''Graig Fawr''' (502 feet) which belongs to the [[National Trust]]. The views from the crag include the coast from [[Llandudno]] to the [[Wirral]], [[Snowdonia]], neighbouring [[Moel Hiraddug]], and many other hills of North Wales.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Outside links ==<br />
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* [http://www.meliden.org.uk Official site]<br />
* [http://www.vcmelyd.co.uk/ VC Melyd - The cycling club based in Meliden] <br />
* [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=6594326 Photos of Meliden and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk]<br />
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