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

The Welsh village of Meliden has an important historical and cultural past.
Most significantly as a "Mining Village" in the middle of the eighteenth century
which contributed greatly to the economy of the area.

Did you know that Prestatyn was once under the parish of Meliden?
It was not until 1896 as a growing community that Prestatyn became an urban district,
as for Meliden,after the closure of the mine in 1884, the village no longer prospered but still kept its
character and independence as it still does today.
Join the new Meliden Community Forum
www.meliden.proboards84.com

A mine of historical information - A VILLAGE'S mining heritage has become a gateway landmark. Meliden has a history of lead mining and at one time hundreds of miners worked in the village.
The village is also near the last deep mine pit in North Wales at Point of Ayr, and Meliden Residents' Action Group wanted to do something to acknowledge the importance of these industries. Now a pit wheel and mining carts have been set at the entrance to the village in the first phase of the group's heritage project for Meliden.... More		 If you have any suggestions or questions please contact
info@meliden.org.uk


Graig Fawr stands guardian above the village and the former mine workings which for nearly a hundred years, throbbed with activity.
From the top of the National Trust-owned site, a 10 minute walk from the road behind, you can see Rhyl laid out to the left of the white summit marker. To the right is Prestatyn and Ffrith Beach on the seafront with Meliden below further inland. The surrounding hills are known locally as Prestatyn Hillside, part of the Clwydian Range, and the start of the 177-mile Offa's Dyke Path between Prestatyn and Chepstow.
Memory Lane


Meliden • Gallt Melyd
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