Mold is a town in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996. According to the 2011 UK Census, it has a permanent resident population of around 10058 people. With no railway service, Mold is challenging to get to by public transport. The nearest station is at Buckley, which has connections to Wrexham and Liverpool. Flint railway station, to which Mold is connected by routine bus services, is not much further, and has direct trains to Cardiff, London and Manchester. During the day there are frequent buses from Mold Bus Station to Chester and Wrexham as well as other close-by towns and villages. Mold has a 15th-century parish church, a small museum and the regional arts centre, Theatre Clwyd. Sharing a structure with Mold Library and Museum is Visit Flintshire, which is the principal Tourist Information Office for the town and its surroundings, and presents an outlet for local artists and craftspeople to offer their work. Mold is a cittaslow (slow food town), and it was the first town in Wales to obtain this distinction. Mold has a varied street market every Wednesday and Saturday for fresh fruit and vegetables and many other goods. For speciality and fresh local food, the Celyn Farmers' Market is hosted on the very first and third Saturdays of monthly in Mold. The Mold Food and Drink Festival is held each September. The food festival has a main event area on the edge of the town centre, and a number of central and close-by companies add to the celebration. For all your home developments, make certain to find dependable professionals in Mold to make certain of quality.