Nerquis, or Nercwys, a village, a township, and a chapelry, in Mold parish, Flint. The village stands 2 miles SW of Llong r. station, and 2 S by W of Mold; and has a post-office under Mold, Flintshire. – The township comprises, 2,280 acres. Real property, £2,477. Pop., 482. Houses, 99. Nerquis Hall was built by the Wynnes in 1683, and is now the seat of the Rev. Lloyd Wynne. Extensive and successful experiments in planting were made here by the late Dr. Thackeray of Chester. – The chapelry is more extensive than the township, and was constituted in 1844. Pop., 842. Houses, 180. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £100. Patron, the Vicar of Mold. The church is recent and good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
