| Caerwys | |
|---|---|
| Town andcommunity | |
 Town Square | |
  Caerwys Location withinFlintshire | |
| Population | 1,243 (2021)[1][2] |
| OS grid reference | SJ128729 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Settlements[1] | List
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| Post town | MOLD |
| Postcode district | CH7 |
| Dialling code | 01352 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Website | Town website |
53°14′46″N3°18′25″W / 53.246°N 3.307°W /53.246; -3.307  Map of the community | |
Caerwys is a town andcommunity inFlintshire,Wales. It is just under two miles from theA55 North Wales Expressway and one mile from theA541Mold-Denbigh road. At the2001 Census, the population of Caerwys community was 1,315,[3] with a totalward population of 2,496.[4] Following reorganisation the community population fell at the 2011 Census to 1,283[5] with the ward raising to 2,569.[6] The community includesAfonwen.
Caerwys is mentioned in theDomesday Book as a smallmarket town. The well-maintainedchurch is dedicated toSt. Michael. It has two parallelnaves. Within the church is the cover slab of a tomb reputed to have been that ofElizabeth Ferrers, the wife ofDafydd ap Gruffudd,prince of Wales (d. 1283). A short, informative booklet about the church was written in 1936 and updated in 1995. As well as being surrounded byareas of outstanding natural beauty and views across mountains and valleys, the centre of Caerwys has been designated aconservation area.[7]
In 1377 income from the Farm of Cayrouse was listed as part of the Principality issued to theEarl of Chester under theCounty Palatine of Chester, Caerwys being part of the Aticross Unhidated hundred.[8][9]
In 1568 QueenElizabeth I of England appointed a commission to control the activities of "minstrels, rhymers and bards", in Wales.Simwnt Fychan was summoned to meet at Caerwys and was appointed "pencerdd", i.e. the senior bard.[10]
Caerwys andPhiladelphia have important historical connections. Localdoctor,Thomas Wynne, sailed toAmerica on the shipWelcome in 1682 withWilliam Penn. Wynne was one of the founding fathers of Philadelphia and became the first speaker of the Provisional Assembly, as well as a provincial judge. The original street plan of Philadelphia was designed on the street pattern of Caerwys.[11] ManyWelsh names crop up in the city, and several buildings built in Philadelphia resemble buildings in the Caerwys area, some of which still stand today.[12]
Caerwys hosted two of the most importanteisteddfodau of the early modern era – one in 1523, during the reign ofHenry VIII of England at whichTudur Aled was present[13] and the other, sanctioned byElizabeth I, in 1567.[14]Caerwys Town Hall was completed in 1885.[15]
Caerwys Town Council consists of eleven councillors, and is not divided intowards.[16]
The Caerwys andYsceifiog communities make up the Caerwyselectoral ward onFlintshire County Council,[17] which elects one councillor.[18]
Caerwys is part of theDelyn constituency andNorth Wales region for theSenedd, and of theDelyn constituency forparliament.
The local football teamCaerwys F.C. play in the Clwyd League. In the 2009/2010 season, they finished 3rd. They have a rivalry with many clubs includingHolywell Town,Denbigh Town, andRuthin Town. They also have a Summer League team and have a rivalry withYsceifiog.
