Maeshafn

Maeshafn is a small village in , Wales, near the border with . Maeshafn lies several miles to the southwest of . Overlooked by Moel Findeg hill, the flows to the west, and Loggerheads Country Park is towards the north towards the A494 road.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Berres’ Church, Llanferres and Bryn Alyn.

Church
St Berres' Church, Llanferres, is in the village of , , on the A494 road between and . It is an Anglican church in the Bro Famau Group of Churches, the Mission Area of Mold, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph.

Peak
is a hill and Site of Special Scientific Interest in , North , and forms part of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Peak
or Moel Fenlli is a hill in , . With a summit at an elevation of 511 metres, it is the second highest peak of the . is situated 2½ miles west of Maeshafn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanferres and Tafarn-y-Gelyn.

Village
is a village and community in the county of in . At the 2001 Census the population of the village was recorded as 676, increasing to 827 at the 2011 census.

Hamlet
is a small village in the east of , North East . Situated near , at the foot of , just off the A494 road halfway between and .

Hamlet
is a village in , on the , a tributary of the . It is the location of Country Park which follows the course of the River Alyn through karstic limestone countryside including the sites of old lead mines and mills.

Maeshafn

Latitude
53.14009° or 53° 8′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.19449° or 3° 11′ 40″ west
Elevation
958 feet (292 metres)
Open location code
9C5R4RR4+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287082271
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12265617
Wiki­data ID
Q6729303
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Maeshafn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Maeshafn
  • Dutch: Maeshafn
  • French: Maeshafn
  • Irish: Maeshafn
  • Welsh: Maeshafn

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