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u welsh parliament vale of clwyd list of places uk wales denbighshire 53 19 52 n 3 24 18 w 53 331 n 3 405 w 53 331 3 405 map of the community prestatyn p r ɛ ˈ s t æ t ɪ n welsh pronunciation ⓘ is a seaside town and community in denbighshire wales historically a part of flintshire it is located on the irish sea coast to the east of rhyl prestatyn has a population of 19 085 1 better source needed origin of name edit the name prestatyn derives from the old english prēosta the genitive plural of prēost priest and tūn homestead and thus means the homestead of the priests it was recorded in the domesday book as prestetone 2 unlike similarly derived names in england which generally lost their penultimate syllable and became preston the village s name developed a typically welsh emphasis on the penultimate syllable and a modification of ton to tyn as also happened at mostyn 3 history edit prehistory edit there is evidence that the current town location has been occupied since prehistoric times prehistoric tools found in the caves of graig fawr in the nearby village of meliden have revealed the existence of early human habitation in the area roman edit among a housing estate in the north of the town there is a roman bathhouse which may have been part of a fort on the road from chester to caernarfon it was probably built by the twentieth legion around 120 and expanded around 150 as shown by stamped tiles with either the legion s name or its boar insignia its cold plunge bath was fed by a wooden aqueduct channel while nearby the traces of timber buildings as well as three bronze smiths workshops have been found the bathhouse was found in 1934 and when the housing estate was built in 1984 it was excavated and preserved 4 however much of the rest of roman prestatyn has been destroyed as houses have been built over unexcavated land so that the prestatyn roman bathhouse is the only visible remnant of it medieval edit prestatyn was included in the domesday book since it was at that time under english control an earth mound visible in fields to the east of the railway station beyond nant hall marks the site of an early wooden prestatyn castle probably built by the norman robert de banastre about 1157 which was destroyed by the welsh under owain gwynedd in 1167 5 the banastre family then moved to bank hall in lancashire the town appears to have been primarily a fishing village for hundreds of years the beginning and end of high street today mark the location of two maenolau or manor houses called pendre translated as end of or top of town and penisadre lower end of town 19th century to present edit the town s population remained at less than 1 000 until the arrival of the railways and the holidaymakers in the 19th and 20th centuries sunny prestatyn became famous for its beach clean seas and promenade entertainers and visiting for a bathe was considered very healthy by city dwelling victorians during the second world war the holiday camps were used as billets for british soldiers many of whom were also sent to live with locals prestatyn was the home of the first uk kwik save supermarket in 1965 as well as the firm s business headquarters the kwik save store was renamed somerfield following a takeover in 2007 and was finally demolished in 2008 when surrounding land was bought by tesco the north hoyle offshore wind farm was opened in 2003 situated in liverpool bay 5 miles 8 km off the coast of prestatyn it was the uk s first major offshore wind farm it has 30 wind turbines with a combined maximum capacity of 60 megawatts enough to power 40 000 homes facilities and attractions edit although prestatyn remains a tourist destination and resort town the town is diversifying in response to the decline of the british seaside holiday the town is at the northern end of the offa s dyke path although not on offa s dyke itself it also marks the eastern end of the north wales path a long distance coastal route to bangor and the western end of the clwydian way other attractions include the remains of roman baths and the nearby neolithic mound the gop pontin s holiday centre was the location for a 1973 film of the popular british tv series on the buses the national trust owned limestone hill graig fawr nova edit previously named the lido this leisure and entertainment complex was established in 1923 with an outdoor seawater swimming pool and ballroom 6 a 4 4 million pound investment in 2015 has seen the redevelopment of this complex to include a new facade entrance and reception area as well as a new bar restaurant 60 station fitness suite and children s soft play area 7 governance edit there are two tiers of local government covering prestatyn prestatyn town council 8 and denbighshire county council for elections to denbighshire county council the town is divided into five electoral wards namely prestatyn central prestatyn east prestatyn meliden prestatyn north and prestatyn south west 9 for elections to prestatyn town council the town is divided into six wards with prestatyn north county ward being subdivided into north and north west eighteen town councillors are elected 10 the town was in the delyn parliamentary constituency from 1983 to 1997 then in vale of clwyd until 2024 when it became a part of clwyd east 11 administrative history edit plaque on the former urban district council offices on nant hall road built 1903 prestatyn was formerly part of the ancient parish of meliden also called meliden with prestatyn in the historic county of flintshire when elected parish and district councils were established in 1894 meliden was given a parish council and included in the st asaph rural district 12 a separate urban district called prestatyn was created from part of meliden parish in 1896 13 the urban district council built itself a headquarters on nant hall road in 1903 prestatyn urban district was abolished in 1974 with its area becoming a community instead district level functions passed to rhuddlan borough council which was in turn replaced by denbighshire county council in 1996 14 15 transport edit rail edit prestatyn railway station is on the north wales coast line which connects the town with holyhead to the west and chester to the east it is run by transport for wales 16 bus edit bus services are provided by arriva buses wales which visit rhyl flint chester colwyn bay and llandudno 17 road edit prestatyn is on the a547 and a548 roads and is about six miles ten kilometres from the a55 notable people edit see category people from prestatyn john prescott 2009 gordon macdonald 1st baron macdonald of gwaenysgor 1888 1966 politician and newfoundland s final british governor sir huw wheldon 1916 1986 a broadcaster and bbc executive harold bird wilson 1919 2000 senior royal air force officer and a flying ace in wwii emyr humphreys 1919 2020 a welsh novelist poet and author peggy cummins 1925 2017 an irish actress john prescott 1938 2024 politician uk deputy prime minister 1997 to 2007 neil aspinall 1941 2008 music industry executive head of the beatles co apple corps gareth williams baron williams of mostyn 1941 2003 barrister and politician barry flanagan 1941 2009 sculptor of bronze statues of hares jonathan elphick born 1945 natural history author ornithologist and zoologist philip caveney born 1951 a british children s author karl wallinger 1957 2024 pop musician songwriter and record producer bryn crossley 1958 2018 champion flat racing jockey mike peters 1959 2025 pop musician lead singer of the alarm carol vorderman born 1960 media personality brought up in prestatyn co hosted the game show countdown for 26 years from 1982 until 2008 danny coyne born 1973 former goalkeeper with 442 club caps and 16 for wales annual events edit flower show edit prestatyn flower show is an annual event held in prestatyn town centre on the last friday and saturday of july it has traditionally been held within the grounds of cerrig llwydion high street prestatyn which was formerly a vicarage the event also includes a small display of classic cars and vintage motorcycles on saturday carnival edit prestatyn carnival is an annual summer event in the town and features field events competitions and a procession the traditional carnival parade takes place on the saturday and is followed by a carnival baby competition later in the day in 2008 the carnival became a two day event with the sunday designated fun on the field day with many events including a talent show and dance competition in 2011 the event reverted to its original one day format 18 in 2008 prestatyn carnival association revived the miss prestatyn title classic car show edit the largest free classic car show in north wales with over 400 vehicles taking part in 2019 19 the show is an annual event taking place on the last bank holiday monday in may since 2000 it usually takes place on ty nant car park in prestatyn town centre but expanded in 2019 to include the majority of the high street in 2020 due to the covid 19 pandemic there was a virtual show 20 cultural references edit philip larkin wrote a poem entitled sunny prestatyn in it he describes a poster advertising the resort that is progressively defaced by vulgar graffiti 21 roddy frame and jeremy stacey wrote most of aztec camera s 1995 album frestonia during a three week retreat at the sands hotel in prestatyn frame later blamed the overcast and grim weather conditions there for the album s melancholy and gloomy tone 22 the town also appears in the royle family 2009 christmas special the golden egg cup in which the family visits prestatyn to celebrate jim and barb s fiftieth wedding anniversary sport edit the town is host to two major football teams within the welsh football league pyramid prestatyn town and the recently formed prestatyn sports local football side prestatyn town gained promotion to the welsh premier league having been crowned champions of the cymru alliance league 2007 08 season as of 23 april 2008 planning permission for floodlights and seating had been granted 23 in order to meet the welsh premier grading requirements the deadline for these upgrades was 1 may 2008 24 and having passed these requirements their promotion was ratified by the welsh premier league on 15 may 25 they currently play in the cymru north the second tier of welsh football many qualification rounds in snooker were once held at pontin s holiday camp here this included all the major snooker tournaments and the world championship the qualification rounds have since moved to the world snooker academy in sheffield founded in 1895 prestatyn cricket club has recently celebrated its 125th anniversary as of 1 november 2020 they play in liverpool and district comp lddc 1st xi division 26 references edit prestatyn community united kingdom office for national statistics citypopulation de retrieved 11 december 2022 cheshire places now in wales prestatyn the domesday book online retrieved 11 november 2008 owen hywel wyn gruffydd ken lloyd 2017 place names of flintshire cardiff university of wales press p 161 isbn 978 1 78683 110 1 oclc 966205096 denise allen and mike bryan 2020 roman britain and where to find it pp 158 59 retrieved 18 may 2024 prestatyn castle www castlewales com history points prestatyn nova centre historypoints org retrieved 3 november 2020 williams kelly 23 november 2015 take a look inside the 4 4m nova centre in prestatyn which opens today north wales live retrieved 3 november 2020 prestatyn town council retrieved 18 january 2024 gareth joy 5 may 2017 election 2017 denbighshire council results archived 30 march 2018 at the wayback machine point fm retrieved 30 march 2018 councillors and wards prestatyn town council website retrieved 30 march 2018 location of clwyd east parliament uk july 2024 retrieved 20 april 2025 local government act 1894 annual report of the local government board 1897 p 278 retrieved 18 january 2024 local government act 1972 local government wales act 1994 prestatyn station transport for wales tfw wales retrieved 17 may 2025 arriva bus www arrivabus co uk retrieved 17 may 2025 prestatyn carnival prestatyn carnival association retrieved 6 january 2016 plenty to see and do this bank holiday and half term in abergele prestatyn rhyl and surrounding areas rhyl journal 24 may 2019 retrieved 4 november 2020 prestatyn classic car show in its 21st year goes virtual the show is back to la later date in the year it now is held on the last bank holiday monday in august rhyl journal 29 may 2020 retrieved 4 november 2020 poetry connection frame roddy day roger love warner chappel publishing isbn 0 86359 516 2 football club s floodlight plan given go ahead rhyl journal 23 april 2008 archived from the original on 29 september 2008 retrieved 25 april 2008 prestatyn town fc are cymru alliance champions rhyl prestatyn visitor 9 april 2008 retrieved 25 april 2008 prestatyn town fc latest news 15 may 2008 retrieved 20 june 2008 liverpool and district cricket competition ldcc play cricket com retrieved 1 november 2020 external links edit media related to prestatyn at wikimedia commons wikivoyage has a travel guide for prestatyn official website v t e denbighshire principal settlements corwen denbigh llangollen prestatyn rhuddlan rhyl ruthin st asaph communities aberwheeler betws gwerfil goch bodelwyddan bodfari bryneglwys cefn meiriadog clocaenog corwen cwm cyffylliog cynwyd denbigh derwen dyserth efenechtyd gwyddelwern henllan llanarmon yn iâl llanbedr dyffryn clwyd llandegla llandrillo llandyrnog llanelidan llanfair dyffryn clwyd llanferres llangollen llangynhafal llanrhaeadr yng nghinmeirch llantysilio llanynys nantglyn prestatyn rhuddlan rhyl ruthin st asaph trefnant tremeirchion waen villages aberwheeler berwyn betws gwerfil goch bodelwyddan bodfari bontuchel bryneglwys carrog castell cefnmeriadog clawdd poncen clocaenog clawddnewydd crogen cwm cyffylliog cynwyd derwen druid dyserth efenechtyd gellifor gellioedd glasfryn glyndyfrdwy gronant gwyddelwern henllan hirwaen llanarmon yn iâl llanbedr dyffryn clwyd llandegla llandrillo llandyrnog llanelidan llanferres llanfwrog llangar llangwyfan llangynhafal llanrhaeadr yng nghinmeirch llansanffraid glyndyfrdwy llantysilio llanychan llanynys loggerheads maerdy meliden nantglyn prion pwllglas pentrecelyn rhewl rhuallt saron tafarn y gelyn trefnant tremeirchion oldest inhabited location bontnewydd palaeolithic site geography berwyn range clwydian range clwydian range and dee valley aonb denbigh moors eglwyseg vale of clwyd world s end topics list of parliamentary constituencies in clwyd schools country houses sssis scheduled monuments listed buildings grade i grade ii the historic county lord lieutenants high sheriffs public art geography wales authority control databases international viaf worldcat national united states israel geographic musicbrainz area pleiades other yale lux retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title prestatyn oldid 1360117686 categories 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