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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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EWLOE TOWN and EWLOE WOOD, two townships in Hawarden parish, Flint; 1¾ mile NW of Hawarden and 2 WSW of Queen's Ferry r. station. Acres of both, 2, 299. Real property of E. T., £3, 455; of which £350 are in mines. Pop., 1, 252. Houses, 258. Real property of E. W., £1, 436; of which £591 are in mines-Pop., 513. Houses, 103. Ewloe Castle is of great but unknown antiquity; was described, three centuries ago, by Leland, as "a ruinous castelet or pile;" stands in a deep wooded dingle, commanding three wooded glens; and comprises two parts, -an oblong tower, rounded at the sides, and defended by a strong wall, -and an oblong court, with remains of a circular tower. A large detachment of Henry II. army was surprised and defeated in Ewloe Wood, or Coed-Euloe, in 1157, by the sons of Owen Gwynedd.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two townships" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Hawarden AP/CP Flintshire AncC |
| Place: | Ewloe |
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