Mold, Flintshire

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Mold (Welsh: Yr Wyddgrug) is a town and community in Flintshire, a county of Wales. It is in the preserved county of Clwyd. In 2011, it had a population of 10,058.

Mold
Welsh: Yr Wyddgrug
Capel Bethesda, yr Wyddgrug; Mold 06 (manylyn).JPG
Bethesda Chapel, Mold
Population 10,058 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SJ237640
Principal area Flintshire
Ceremonial county Clwyd
Region
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MOLD
Postcode district CH7
Dialling code 01352
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Delyn
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire

It is 14.4 miles (23.2 km) west of Chester by road, and 11.9 miles (19.2 km) north-west of Wrexham by road.

It is an old town and was first recorded in 1280.

Mold is the county town of Flintshire and was the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996.

The town's Welsh name means "The Mound of the Tomb/Sepulchre".

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