Mold

Mold (Welsh: Yr Wyddgrug) is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was also the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996. According to the 2001 UK Census, it has a population of 9,568. The placename Mold originates from the Norman-French "mont-hault" (high hill), and is recorded as Mohald in a document of 1254. The Welsh language placename of Yr Wyddgrug is recorded as Gythe Gruc in a document of 1280-1, and comes from the words "Yr" (the), "gwydd" (tomb, sepulchre) and "crug" (mound). The town grew up around the now ruined Mold Castle, built by Robert de Montalt in around 1140, and the site of frequent battles between English and Welsh forces. The castle was...