Bistre, Flintshire, Wales Genealogy

Guide to Bistre, Flintshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: civil registration, census records, and parish register transcripts.

History
Bistre (Welsh: Croesesgob) is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Flintshire, Wales.

Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Flintshire and, between 1974 and 1996 in the County of Clwyd. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Flintshire. This location was a township in Buckley, Mold Parish. It was formed as EP in 1844 from Buckley and Mold Parishes.

"BISTREE, a township and a chapelry in Mold parish, Flint. The township lies 1 mile N of Llong r. station, and 2 E of Mold. It includes part of Buckley hamlet; which has a post office under Flint. Real property, £3,189. Pop., 1,733. Houses, 372. The chapelry is more extensive than the township; and was constituted in 1844. Pop., 2,347. Houses, 501. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £150.* Patron, the Vicar of Mold. The church was built in 1841; sank and became shattered from undermining in coal-works; and was restored in 1861." (Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72, John Marius Wilson)

For more information on Bistre see:
 * | Bistre at Genuki

Parish Chest
Vestry minutes (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Church warden accounts (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Tithe Records
The tithe agreement date for Bistre was DATE.

Nonconformist Chapel Records
XXXX-XXXX denotes that the information has not been compiled yet.

Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Bistre is DATESANDNAMESCIVREG.

Poor Law Unions
Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.

Websites

 * Vision of Britain - Bistre
 * Bistre Parish Church at Clwyd FHS