Bronington, Flintshire, Wales Genealogy

Wales Flintshire  Bronington

Bronington is a village, ecclesiastical parish and community in the County Borough of Wrexham in Wales.

History
The parish of Bronington lies in the former detached part of the ancient county of Flintshire and was created in 1836, from part of the ancient parish of Hanmer.

The parish church of Holy Trinity (which was at one time known as New Fens Chapel) was converted from a former brick tithe barn in 1836 and later extended in 1863.

In 1872 the township of Bettisfield became a separate parish.

To the south of the village is Fenn's Moss, a large area of peat bog which is an important National Nature Reserve, rich in wildlife. This was formerly a major source of peat for fuel and later horticulture.

Church Records
The following Bronington Parish Registers have been deposited at the Flintshire Record Office in Hawarden:

There are no official I.G.I. entries for Holy Trinity, Bronington.

Civil Records
Births, marriages and deaths in Bronington are recorded in the GRO indexes as:

Poor Law Union
Bronington was part of the Ellesmere Union when it was created on 14 November 1836. The workhouse was built in Haughton, Ellesmere. The records for the Ellesmere Union are held at Shropshire Record Office in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.