In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Point of Ayr like this:
AYRE (Point of), a headland at the W side of the mouth of the estuary of the Dee, in Flint. A lighthouse adjoins it, erected on piles in 1844, with lanthern 42 feet high, showing a fixed bright and red light, visible at the distance of 9 miles.
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Point of Ayr through time
Point of Ayr is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Point of Ayr itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Point of Ayr in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25661
Date accessed: 02nd June 2024
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