Maelor Saesneg, also known as English Maelor, comprises one half of the Maelor region on the Welsh side of the Wales-England border, being the area of the Maelor east of the River Dee. The region has changed counties several times, previously being part of Cheshire and later a detached portion of Flintshire.[1] The area is currently in Wales, despite its name, and administered as part of Wrexham County Borough.
The name Maelor is an old Welsh word: it can be translated as "land of the prince", from mael "prince" and llawr "low ground", "region".[2] Malaur Saisnec appears in a document as early as 1202: Saesneg ("English") is believed to relate specifically to the area's religious administration, as it was historically part of the ancient Diocese of Lichfield and Chester.[2]
- ^ Higham, Nick (1993). The origins of a County. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-3160-5.
- ^ a b Owen, Hywel Wynn (2017) Place-names of Flintshire, Univ. of Wales Press, p.115