It returned to English administration in 1282, becoming under the manorial system part of Merford commote of the Lordship of Bromfield. It once formed a small enclave of Flintshire completely surrounded by Denbighshire. As the parish of "Marford and Hoseley" this status continued until the creation of the county of Clwyd in 1974.
It returned to English control in 1282, becoming part of Merford commote under the manorial system within the Lordship of Bromfield. It was previously an isolated region within Flintshire completely surrounded by Denbighshire and remained "Marford and Hoseley" parish until the creation of the county of Clwyd in 1974.