Tegeingl, also known asEnglefield,[1] was acantref in north-eastWales during the mediaeval period. It was incorporated intoFlintshire followingEdward I of England'sconquest of northern Wales in the 13th century.
The region's name was derived from theDeceangli, anIron Age Celtic tribe which had inhabited the region and attested since the 1st century BC.
The cantref formed the eastern part ofPerfeddwlad (orY Berfeddwlad) on the northern coast of Wales between theRiver Clwyd andDeeside. The territory is roughly equivalent to the modern county ofFlintshire today.
Comprising the threecommotes ofRhuddlan,Prestatyn andColeshill (Cwnsyllt),[2] the territory originally formed part of theKingdom of Gwynedd until, in the late 8th century, it was conquered by theAnglo-Saxon Kingdom ofMercia. It remained under Mercian (or English) control for over three centuries untilDafydd ab Owain Gwynedd recovered it in the 12th century.[2]Edwin of Tegeingl (d.1073) was in the 11th century described as "lord" or "prince" of Tegeingl.[2] He was succeeded as lord of Tegeingl by his sonOwain who supported theAnglo-Normans' invasion of North Wales in the 1090s.[3] The family remained powerful in North Wales until Owain's sons were killed in 1125 by a son ofGruffudd ap Cynan, Prince of Gwynedd.[4]
It then changed hands several times between England and Gwynedd,[5] but was eventually seized byEdward I as part of his conquest of thePrincipality of Wales between 1277 and 1283. It was then incorporated into the county ofFlintshire by theStatute of Rhuddlan.[6]