Trelogan
Encyclopedia
Trelogan is a village
in Flintshire
, north east
Wales
. It is located between Mostyn
and Trelawnyd
and is almost contiguous with Berthengam. Trelogan has a population of approximately 200 people.
The village has its own primary school (Ysgol Gynradd Trelogan), a public house
(The Afon Goch), community centre, photographers studio, animal rescue centre and, until 2005, its own post office
.
The placename Trelogan derives from the name Logan. The person believed to have founded the village having being named that. The village in history was the locality for several lead-zinc mines
, working at least until 1841.
Many people in Japan are familiar with Trelogan as UK scientists developed a process to plant the semi-toxic, at least to plants, spoil tips from the lead-zinc mines with native U.K. plant species. Up to this point it had not been possible to grow plants on this type of semi-toxic terrain which was common in Japan due to the many lead-zinc mines in operation.
of the school is Mrs Margaret Madoc-Jones. The school was opened in 1908.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in 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...
, north east
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
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 between Mostyn
Mostyn
Mostyn is a small village in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee, and located near the town of Holywell.Mostyn once served as a port from which ferries used to sail to Dublin on the Liverpool-Dublin route...
and Trelawnyd
Trelawnyd
- History :Trelawnyd is one of Flintshire's ancient parishes, originally part of Dyserth parish. It became a separate parish between 1254 and 1291, and included the townships of Gop, Graig, Pentreffyddion and Rhydlyfnwyd....
and is almost contiguous with Berthengam. Trelogan has a population of approximately 200 people.
The village has its own primary school (Ysgol Gynradd Trelogan), a public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
(The Afon Goch), community centre, photographers studio, animal rescue centre and, until 2005, its own post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
.
The placename Trelogan derives from the name Logan. The person believed to have founded the village having being named that. The village in history was the locality for several lead-zinc mines
Metal mining in Wales
Metal mining in Wales affected large areas of what are now very rural parts of Wales and left behind a legacy of contaminated waste heaps and a very few ruined buildings.There are a number of areas that have been mined for a variety of metals....
, working at least until 1841.
Many people in Japan are familiar with Trelogan as UK scientists developed a process to plant the semi-toxic, at least to plants, spoil tips from the lead-zinc mines with native U.K. plant species. Up to this point it had not been possible to grow plants on this type of semi-toxic terrain which was common in Japan due to the many lead-zinc mines in operation.
Education
Trelogan Primary School (Ysgol Gynradd Trelogan) is a primary school that educates around 60 pupils, aged 5-11, and has 3 full-time staff. The HeadteacherHead teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
of the school is Mrs Margaret Madoc-Jones. The school was opened in 1908.