Leeswood
Sign in to saveLeeswood () is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, about from the market town of Mold. At the 2001 census, the population was 2,143, reducing slightly to 2,135 at the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Leeswood
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,282
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Coed-llai
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Delyn
- UK place.official_name
- Leeswood
- UK place.static_image
- Leeswood Community Centre - geograph.org.uk - 429908.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Leeswood Community Centre
- UK place.population
- 2,135
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Flintshire
- UK place.community_wales
- Leeswood and Pontblyddyn
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Clwyd East
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Coed-llai
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Leeswood and Pontblyddyn
- Population
- +2135
- Image
- Leeswood Community Centre - geograph.org.uk - 429908.jpg
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- Flintshire
- P8168
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- Baldissero Canavese
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Leeswood () is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, about from the market town of Mold. At the 2001 census, the population was 2,143, reducing slightly to 2,135 at the 2011 census.
It was the centre of attention during the Mold Riot of 1869, where the owners of a local coal mine refused to allow the speaking of the Welsh language in the mines.