Pantymwyn

Pantymwyn is a small village just outside Mold in Flintshire, Wales, in the community of Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn.

Pantymwyn

Pen-y-Fron Road, Pantymwyn
Pantymwyn
Location within Flintshire
OS grid referenceSJ193646
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMOLD
Postcode districtCH7
Dialling code01352
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

The village is located within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lying on the east side of the Clwydian Range. Pantymwyn is four miles west of Mold and 16 miles west of Chester.

The village has a pub (the Crown Inn), a post office and convenience store, a garage and an 18-hole uplands golf course (the home of Mold Golf Club). During the summer, Pantymwyn holds an annual village fair.

Access to the Loggerheads country park is within short walking distance, as are many walks over the Clwydian Range of mountains. The village is often visited by walkers and cyclists.

The area has a history involving lead mining.

Transport

Townlynx operate the only public bus service in Pantymwyn. Route 6, starting from the village and continues onto Mold and Chester. The service is very popular in the area, and two brand new easy-access buses have been added to the route to make it easier for the elderly to use the bus.

GHA Coaches provide a student service to Yale College, Wrexham.

History

A booklet covering the history of Pantymwyn and Gwernaffield and can be accessed through the Cadwyn Clwyd website.[1]

Notable Residents

Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland moved to Pantymwyn in 1981 as a child, and attended the Ysgol y Waun school.[2]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Williams, Martin (2009). ""There'd be no Coldplay without Jonny Buckland". Liverpool Daily Post". The Free Library. Retrieved 20 April 2019.


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