In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ewloe Wood like this:

COEDENLOE, a hamlet in Hawarden parish, Flint; 1 mile W of Hawarden. The advanced guard of the English army under Henry II. was surprised and defeated here, in 1157, by the sons of Owen Gwynedd.

Ewloe Wood through time

Ewloe Wood is now part of FLINTSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how FLINTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ewloe Wood itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ewloe Wood in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25987

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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