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Mostyn, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Whitford par., Flintshire - dist., pop. 2335; vil., on Dee estuary, 3½ miles NW. of Holy well; P.O., T. O., at Mostyn Quay, which has become of considerable importance in connection with the collieries in the neighbourhood; Mostyn Hall, seat of Lord Mostyn, dates partly from the reign of Henry VI., and contains many Welsh antiquities.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Whitford Parish Flintshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Mostyn |
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