In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mold like this:
Mold.-- parl. bor., par., township, and market town, Flintshire, in fertile valley on river Alyn, 6 miles S. of Flint by road, and 13¼ miles W. of Chester and 192 NW. of London by rail - par., 18,772 ac., pop. 15,363; township, 12,838 ac., pop. 13,029; parl. bor., 864 ac., pop. 5055; town, 651 ac., pop. ...
4320; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. Mold is situated in a district of great mineral wealth, and in the neighbourhood are extensive collieries, lead mines, limestone quarries, mineral oilworks, and potteries. There are also in the neighbourhood many British, Roman, and other antiquities. The county assizes and quarter sessions are held at Mold. Mold is one of the Flint District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which returns 1 member.
Mold through time
Mold is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mold itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mold in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1114
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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