Tegeingl

What’s in a name? Tegeingl or Flintshire or both!

The region's Welsh name Tegeignl is derived from name of the tribe. Tegeingl, the place the Saxons referred to as Englefield, existed as a cantref in the north-eastern region of Wales during the medieval era.  As a consequence of Edward I conquering and subjugating the Welsh  in the 13th century, Tegeingl became known as Flintshire, after the town of Flint, where Edward built one of his 'ring of steel' castles.

Consisting of the three hundreds (an administrative subdivision) of Rhuddlan, Prestatyn, and Coleshill, this territory was originally a part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, however, in the late 8th century, it fell under the control of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia through conquest. This dominion continued for more than three centuries until Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd regained control in the 12th century.  During the 11th century, Edwin of Tegeingl (d.1073) was recognized as the "lord" or "prince" of Tegeingl, a title that will be further explored later.  Following his reign, his son Owain became the Lord of Tegeingl and supported the Anglo-Normans' invasion of North Wales in the 1090s. The family retained their influence in North Wales until tragedy struck in 1125 when Owain's sons were slain by a son of Gruffudd ap Cynan, the Prince of Gwynedd.

It subsequently exchanged ownership multiple times between England and Gwynedd, until it was ultimately captured by Edward I in his conquest of the Principality of Wales from 1277 to 1283. As a result, it was integrated into the county of Flintshire through the enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan, which provided the governing framework for the Principality of Wales from 1284 to 1536.

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