Views of North East Wales and Merseyside are visible from the village, and on a clear day even Blackpool Tower can be seen.

The lead that was produced there was stamped with the inscription Deceangli (Welsh: Tegeingl[2][3]), which was the name of the Celtic British Iron Age tribe occupying the area.

Shortly after, new rich veins were discovered and these were quickly exploited, bringing a large number of skilled miners especially from Derbyshire to live in Halkyn.

The lane leads to the Billins mine,[4] which is immediately to the south of the Pentre Halkyn to Babell Road.

This resulted in the development of the villages and hamlets of Rhes-y-Cae, Moel-y-Crio, Wern-y-Gaer, Berthddu, Pant-y-go and Windmill.