- Caerwys
infobox UK place
country= Wales
welsh_name=
constituency_welsh_assembly= Delyn
official_name= Caerwys
population= 1,315 (Parish), 2,496 (Ward) (2001 Census)
unitary_wales=Flintshire
lieutenancy_wales=Clwyd
constituency_westminster= Delyn
post_town= BUCKLEY
postcode_district= CH7
postcode_area= CH
dial_code= 01352
os_grid_reference= SJ128729
latitude= 53.24624
longitude= -3.3074 Caerwys is a town inFlintshire ,north Wales ,United Kingdom . It is situated just under twomile s from the A55 North Wales Expressway and one mile from the A541Mold -Denbigh road. At the 2001 Census, the population of Caerwyscivil parish was 1,315,citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801649&c=caerwys&d=16&e=15&g=414436&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1213561956510&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=2001 Census: Caerwys (Parish)|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=15 June|accessyear=2008] with a total ward population of 2,496.citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5939434&c=caerwys&d=14&e=16&g=414436&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1213561432486&enc=1|title=2001 Census: Caerwys (Ward)|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=15 June|accessyear=2008]Caerwys is mentioned in the
Domesday Book as a smallmarket town . The well-maintainedchurch is dedicated toSt. Michael . It has two parallel naves. The oldest part of the building is a stone tower whose base is said to have been part of a Roman observation tower. A short, informative booklet about the church was written in 1936 and updated in 1995. As well as being surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty and views across mountains and valleys, the centre of Caerwys has been designated a conservation area.A famous native of Caerwys was actress
Myfanwy Talog , who is commemorated by a slate plaque on the cottage where she was born. Talog never forgot her origins, and succeeded in persuading the BBC to bring the Radio One roadshow to Caerwys in the 1980s.Caerwys and
Philadelphia have important historical connections. Local doctor,Thomas Wynne , sailed to America on the ship "Welcome" in 1682 withWilliam Penn . Wynne was one of the founding fathers of Philadelphia and became the first speaker of theProvisional Assembly , as well as a provincial judge. The original street plan of Philadelphia was designed on the street pattern of Caerwys. Welsh names crop up everywhere, and several buildings built in Philadelphia resemble buildings in the Caerwys area, some of which still stand today.fact|date=July 2007References
External links
* [http://www.caerwys-town.com/ Caerwys Town Council]
* [http://www.corcaerwys.org.uk/ Caerwys Male Voice Choir]
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