Maeshafn
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Maeshafn is a very small village in Denbighshire
, Wales
. It is located near the border with Flintshire
There are no shops in the village, but there is a pub called the Miners Arms. The A494 road
is 1 mile (1.6 km) away. Maeshafn and the villages nearby are popular with tourists who enjoy walking in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
; there are some walks nearby up Loggerheads and Moel Famau
, both within a 2 mile (3.2 km) distance. The Offa's Dyke Path
is also nearby. The nearest town to Maeshafn is Mold
which is 3 miles (4.83 km) away.
Maeshafn was originally a lead mining village called Maes y safn - the field of the mouth of the dog - presumably due to the shape of the mine entrance. http://www.northwales-cottage.com/history.htm
Maeshafn is overlooked by Moel Findeg hill http://www.moelfindeg.co.uk/, site of historical lead mining and part of which is a designated local nature reserve.
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is located near the border with Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
There are no shops in the village, but there is a pub called the Miners Arms. The A494 road
A494 road
The A494 is an important trunk road in Wales. The road runs between "Drome Corner" at the intersection of the A548 and A550 by RAF Sealand, Queensferry and the A470 at Dolgellau, Gwynedd.-Beginnings:...
is 1 mile (1.6 km) away. Maeshafn and the villages nearby are popular with tourists who enjoy walking in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
; there are some walks nearby up Loggerheads and Moel Famau
Moel Famau
Moel Famau is the highest hill within the Clwydian Range on the border between Denbighshire and Flintshire in North Wales. The hill, which also gives its name to the Moel Famau country park, has been classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty since 1985...
, both within a 2 mile (3.2 km) distance. The Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path is a long distance footpath along the Welsh-English border. Opened in 1971, it is one of Britain's premier National Trails and draws walkers from throughout the world...
is also nearby. The nearest town to Maeshafn is Mold
Mold, Flintshire
Mold is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was also the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996...
which is 3 miles (4.83 km) away.
Maeshafn was originally a lead mining village called Maes y safn - the field of the mouth of the dog - presumably due to the shape of the mine entrance. http://www.northwales-cottage.com/history.htm
Maeshafn is overlooked by Moel Findeg hill http://www.moelfindeg.co.uk/, site of historical lead mining and part of which is a designated local nature reserve.