A website for the picturesque Welsh village of Meliden
Denbighshire, North Wales, United Kingdom

The Meliden Community: Religion – Places of Worship

St Melyd Parish Church
Meliden Road, Meliden; Tel.: (01745) 856220
8.00am, 11.00am and 6.00pm
Family Service every 4th Sunday

Meliden is one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire. The parish originally comprised the townships of Meliden, Prestatyn and Nant; but Prestatyn and Nant were lost to the new parish of Prestatyn in 1860.
The earliest recorded reference is said to be in the "Lincoln Taxation" of 1291, and some parts of the church fabric are believed to date from the thirteenth century. The building was extensively restored in 1884.
The church was in Flintshire until 1974; and in Clwyd from 1974 until 1996.
It is now in "new" Denbighshire.


WHERE NOW?
Other Churches of interest in the local area:
Dyserth, Trelawnyd, Gwaenysgor



Seion Welsh Presbyterian Chapel
Erected in 1860 through the contributions of the people and miners of Meliden. Demolished in 1993. Housing flatlets were built in its place. The site is on the corner at the bottom of Ffordd Tanrallt.



In this old picture of Meliden we can see Seion Chapel (centre) from near the Miners Arms looking towards Graig Fawr. To the left is the mine waste (Smyddan) from Cae Llys. In the background, on the skyline a chimney at Talargoch can just about be made out.


Salem Methodist Church
Information coming soon.
If you have any information of interest that you would like to see on this site please contact us.
WHERE NOW?
Other Churches of interest in the local area:
Dyserth, Trelawnyd, Gwaenysgor



Meliden • Gallt Melyd
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