What is "mostyn"

Mostyn is a small village in Flintshire, Wales, and electoral ward lying on the estuary of the River Dee, located near the town of Holywell. It has a privately owned port that has in the past had a colliery and ironworks and was involved in the export of commodities, and nowadays services the offshore wind industry and ships the wings for the Airbus A380 which are manufactured at Broughton, Flintshire.

Mostyn is a village and port in Flintshire, Wales. It may also refer to:

As a given name

• Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (1914–1963), British swimmer
• Mostyn Hanger (1908–1980), Australian judge and administrator
• Mostyn Thomas (1896–1984), Welsh singer

As a surname

• Dave Mostyn, British comic artist
• David Mostyn (1928–2007), British Army officer
• Francis Mostyn (archbishop of Cardiff) (1860–1939), Roman Catholic prelate.
• Francis Mostyn (Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District) (1800–1847), Roman Catholic prelate.
• John Mostyn (governor) (1710–1779), British Army officer and colonial administrator
• John Mostyn (music manager)
• Matt Mostyn (born 1974), Irish-Australian rugby player
• Sir Nicholas Mostyn, High Court Judge in the Family Division
• Sir Pyers Charles Mostyn, 10th Baronet (1895–1917)
• Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet (1673–1739), Welsh politician
• Savage Mostyn (c. 1713 – 1757), Royal Navy officer
• Thomas Lloyd-Mostyn (1830–1861), British politician

Places

• Mostyn, a ward of Conwy Borough Council, North Wales, covering the town of Llandudno
• Mostyn Colliery, coal mine in Flintshire, North Wales
• Mostyn Hall, stately house near Mostyn, Flintshire
• Mostyn House School, a closed school in Parkgate, Cheshire
• Mostyn (gallery), a contemporary art gallery in Llandudno, Wales

Titles

• Baron Mostyn
  • Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn (1768–1854), British politician
  • Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn (1795–1884), British peer and politician
• Mostyn Baronets
• Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn (1941–2003), British politician

Mostyn (also written MOSTYN) is a public art gallery in the North Wales town of Llandudno. It was previously called Oriel Mostyn – 'Oriel' is Welsh for 'Gallery' – but was rebranded as simply Mostyn following its 2010 revamp.