Leeswood

Village and community in Flintshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Leeswood

Location within Flintshire

Population2,135 (2011 Census)OS grid referenceSJ267601Principal area

Flintshire

Preserved county

Clwyd

CountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMOLDPostcode districtCH7Dialling code01352PoliceNorth WalesFire North Wales AmbulanceWelsh UK Parliament

Delyn

Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Delyn

List of places: UK; Wales; Flintshire

53°07′59″N 3°05′42″W / 53.133°N 3.095°W / 53.133; -3.095

Leeswood (Welsh: Coed-llai) is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, about four miles from the historic market town of Mold. At the 2001 census, the population was 2,143,^[1] reducing slightly to 2,135 at the 2011 census.^[2]

It was the centre of attention during the Mold Riot of 1869, where the owners of the mine refused to allow the speaking of the Welsh language in the mines.

Around a quarter of Leeswood's resident population has some knowledge of the Welsh language, exceeding the county's average of 21.4%. In all categories of linguistic competency, the ward performs around the Flintshire average, although the proportion of those able only to understand spoken Welsh is higher than the county and national average.

The famous White Gates of Leeswood Hall were attributed to the Davies brothers of Wrexham. The family of smiths were known in the 18th century for their high-quality work using wrought-iron.

The Wynne baronets were later to live in Leeswood Hall around the middle of the 18th century. The family history of the baronets can be traced to the lineage of Welsh kings and princes, as well as Owain Glyndŵr.