Afonwen

Afonwen

Craft centre and Afon Chwiler at Afonwen
Afonwen
 Afonwen shown within Flintshire
Principal areaFlintshire
Ceremonial countyClwyd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BUCKLEY
Postcode district CH7
Dialling code 01352
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentDelyn
Welsh AssemblyDelyn
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire

Coordinates: 53°14′02″N 3°18′13″W / 53.2340°N 3.3035°W / 53.2340; -3.3035

Afonwen ([ˌavɔnˈwɛn]; Welsh: Afon-wen) is a town in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated just under four miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway and on the A541 Mold-Denbigh road. At the 2001 Census, the population of Afonwen was included into the civil parish of Caerwys and was 1,319,[1] with a total ward population of 2,496.[2]

Nearby

The Moel-y-Parc transmitting station, the tallest structure in North Wales, sits on Moel-y-Parc, a hill overlooking the village.

References

  1. 2001 Census: Caerwys (Parish), Office for National Statistics, retrieved 15 June 2008
  2. 2001 Census: Caerwys (Ward), Office for National Statistics, retrieved 15 June 2008

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