Trelawnyd is one of
Flintshire's ancient parishes, originally part of
Dyserth parish. It became a separate parish between 1254 and 1291, and included the
townships of Gop, Graig,
Pentreffyddion and
Rhydlyfnwyd. The village was renamed Newmarket in 1710 by
John Wynne who obtained a faculty from the Bishops Registry. Wynne had by then redeveloped much of the village, established several industries, a weekly market, and an annual fair, The village was officially renamed Trelawnyd in
Welsh, in 1954. Leofnoth was a common name in the late Saxon period. “Leof” and “noth” are Old English for “friendly” and “strength” respectively.
Gop Hill ("Y Gop" in
Welsh) has a prehistoric
cairn mound, claimed to be the biggest in Wales and the second largest in Britain, as well as a cave or rock shelter, discovered in 1886–87. ==Trelawnyd Male Voice Choir==