[3] The placename Mancot is believed to mean 'humble dwelling', with the earliest recorded reference to the village being in the late 13th century.

Though these areas historically do not exist, they still are a feature on OS maps and the meteorological office databank Mancot was earlier spelled with a double "tt" ending - Mancott.

[2] Village amenities include an Animal farm park, a post office, village hall, park and playing fields, bowling green, library, a newsagent, a veterinary clinic, a Presbyterian church, Sandycroft County Primary School and the White Bear public house.

The club itself was originally a peanut factory located in Hawarden way opposite a once thriving fish and chip shop known later on as "Fred's".

During the second world war the club became a munitions factory producing bullets for the nearby RAF camp in Sealand.