Northop
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| Population | 3,049 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SJ246681] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MOLD |
| Postcode district | CH7 |
| Dialling code | 01352 |
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| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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| Website | northopcc.org.uk |
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Northop (Template:Langx) is a village, community and electoral ward situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. At the 2001 Census, the population of Northop was 2,983,[2] increasing to 3,049 at the 2011 census.[3] The community includes Sychdyn.
The village is home to two pubs, a cricket club, and a golf course. At the centre of the village stands the church of St Eurgain and St Peter, towering 98 feet above the village. Northop College based in Northop, offering horticultural courses for students of all ages, in areas such as Animal Care, floristry, Horse Care, Horticulture and agricultural machinery. Wrexham University has a campus based in Northop; this is the university's home for land-based and rural education, and a centre for courses on animal studies and biodiversity.
Toponymy
The English name seems to be derived from North Hope, to distinguish it from the nearby village of Hope, which has also been known as East Hoped.[4] Another source claims the name originates from North and Thorpe, the latter word meaning village or town in the Saxon language. Written in ancient records as Northorpe, the name Northop was in use after the surrender of Chester to Egbert of Wessex, circa AD 828, when Flintshire was brought under Saxon rule.[5]
The Welsh placename for Northop, Script error: No such module "Lang". translates as 'the holy enclosure of Eurgain'.[6] It refers to Eurgain, a niece of Saint Asaph, and the local church, the Church of St Eurgain and St Peter, commemorates her.
St Eurgain and St Peter's Church
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There has been evidence of a church in Northop since the 6th century. It is said that Eurgain, a niece of Saint Asaph,[7] passed through Northop and founded the church here on a Celtic mound, upon which it still stands. Records indicate that there was a stone church erected here during the 12th century, with the tower being completed to its 98-foot height in 1571. The present building was extensively rebuilt during 1840, with further alterations being carried out in 1877.
The churchyard of St Eurgain and St Peter still houses the old grammar school for Northop, constructed during the 16th century.
St Eurgain and St Peter's church is the seat of the Parish of Northop, which comprises the districts of Northop, Northop Hall, Sychdyn, Halkyn, Rhosesmor, and Flint Mountain. Formerly it also included Connah's Quay. It is a member of the diocese of St Asaph, Church in Wales.
The church is a Grade I listed building.[8]
Present
The village shop also incorporates a one-counter post office. There are two pubs, one at either end of the High Street: the Red Lion, and The Boot, the last remaining coaching inn in the village that served the Chester-Holyhead stagecoach route. There is also a hairdresser and a MOT garage.
Northop previously had a larger number of shops and services, but due to retail developments in neighbouring towns these have disappeared, including: butchers; fish and chip shop;tea shop; cobblers; Smithy; and a working men's club.
Northop is also an electoral ward, coterminous with the community. It elects one county councillor to Flintshire County Council.[9]
Notable people
- William Parry (died 1585), courtier and spy, planned to assassinate Elizabeth I and was executed.
- Thomas Edwards (1779–1858), writer and lexicographer.
- Sir John Eldon Bankes (1854–1946), judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice
- Thomas Bartley (1908 in Northop Hall – 1964), Test match umpire.
- Kerry Peers (born 1964 in Northop Hall), actress, she played Suzi Croft in The Bill
- Rob Roberts (born 1979 Northop Hall), former Member of Parliament (MP) for Delyn
Northop Silver Band
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In 1892, a group of young men met at Soughton (Sychdyn) and committed themselves to playing for a year with the newly formed silver band. Within two years they had relocated to nearby Northop. The bands' first contest success was in 1921 at Flint. The band at that time rehearsed at the Boot Inn which now supplies refreshments after practices.
The band has played at some prestigious venues, including the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, St. David's Hall, in Cardiff and the Royal Albert Hall in London. The 1980s saw the band become 'international' with a visit to Menden in Germany. Recently band members joined forces with Parc and Dare Band from South Wales in a return visit to Germany to play at a Police Festival in Hamburg.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Location of Clwyd East". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.2001 Census: Northop, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 30 June 2008
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Community/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Black, Adam and Charles (1857), Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales, p. 19
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Edwards, Thomas (1832), History of Northop, Flintshire, retrieved 10 July 2008
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Owen, Hywel Wyn; Gruffydd, Ken Lloyd (2017). Place-Names of Flintshire (1 ed.). University of Wales Press. p. 109. doi:10.2307/jj.14491711.6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Northop / Llaneurgain, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 11 November 2006
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 1998. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
General
- Lewis, S A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1834
- Edge, Roy. Jones, Rosemary. The Pride of Northop, a collection of stories of Northop, 2000.
External links
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- Northop village website
- Northop College, part of Deeside College
- Northop Silver Band (official site)
- Northop Parish Church (official site)
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