In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Golftyn like this:
GOLFTYN, a township in Northop parish, Flint; on the river Dee, 3¼ miles NW of Hawarden. Pop., 451. Houses, 108. Some of the inhabitants are employed in fishing and in mining.
Golftyn through time
Golftyn is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Golftyn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Golftyn in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22997
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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