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GWESPYR, a township in Llanasaph parish, Flint; on the river Dee, 5¼ miles NW of Holywell. Pop., 488. Quarries of excellent freestone are here, and supplied the materials for Liverpool custom house.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Flintshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Gwespyr |
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