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| Rhosesmor | |
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 Rhosesmor's main road | |
  Rhosesmor Location withinFlintshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ213684 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MOLD |
| Postcode district | CH7 |
| Dialling code | 01352 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Rhosesmor is a small village nearMold, Flintshire, in north-eastWales. The village lies near theparishes ofHalkyn andRhes-y-cae. Thehamlet ofWern-y-Gaer is encompassed by the boundaries of the village.
The hill fort site affords views across the Clwydian Hills to the west and the whole sweep of Wirral to the Sefton coastline and Liverpool and further east.
The new parish of Caerfallwch (the traditionalWelsh placename for the village) was created on 23 October 1876, from part of the township of Caerfallwch, which until that time had been in the parish ofNorthop.
TheLondon Gazette of the 27 October 1876 defined the boundaries of the new parish:
TheHandy Guide to Mold and the Neighbourhood; Tweddel, 1890 records:
A significant part of the village is now included in the designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The village is rich with flora, fauna and ancient hedgerows. Sheep roam freely on the mountain and often decide to sit in the middle of the road.
The village has alead mining history and several of the buildings, particularly in theWern-y-Gaer area of the modern village are more than three hundred years old. TheCeltichill fort ofMoel-y-Gaer, which dates to pre-Roman times, is above the village.
There are extensive natural and man-made tunnels, caves and caverns under the village. This is because it has been a mining centre from pre-Roman times, as well as having an interesting subterranean structure. These features are documented in various books by Cris Ebbs and have been explored by the Grosvenor Caving Club. There is also an underground lake under Rhosesmor, accessed through theMilwr tunnel, which passes beneath the area.
Local facilities include achurch, a children's playground / park, aprimary school and avillage hall.
Rhosesmor in included in the community website: www.halkyn.org
