Aberwheeler
Parish in Denbighshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.219, -3.343 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 10 69 |
| Dialling code: | 01824 (Ruthin) |
Aberwheeler is a small, quietly rural parish in north‑east Denbighshire, Wales, set in a gentle valley landscape with the winding River Wheeler running through agricultural meadows. The settlement itself is made up of scattered farms and a few clusters of cottages rather than a busy village centre, and the surrounding hedgerowed fields and lanes make it a pleasant spot for countryside walks and wildlife spotting.
Historically rooted in farming, the area still has an economy dominated by agriculture, though many residents now commute to nearby towns such as St Asaph or to the coast at Rhyl. The parish retains a sense of tight‑knit community life and a number of older farmhouses and boundary features that hint at its medieval and post‑medieval past, with a modest presence of Welsh language and local traditions.
Postcode districts covering Aberwheeler
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 22 miles35.4 km
- Birkenhead 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Chester 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Chester Castle 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Wrexham 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Buckley 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Wallasey 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Huyton with Roby 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Colwyn Bay 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Heswall 13 miles20.9 km
- Flint 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Rhyl 8.7 miles14 km
Neighbouring places
- Bodfari Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Caerwys Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Llandyrnog Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Tremeirchion Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Denbigh Lower Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Trefnant Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Nannerch Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ysceifiog Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Denbigh Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Nant-y-Patrick Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Lixwm Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Waen Parish 4.1 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Aberwheeler
LL16 4BU, LL16 4HT, LL16 4BT, LL16 4BQ, LL16 4HY, LL16 4DE, LL16 4EE, LL16 4DD, LL16 4DR … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 21.8 miles35.2 km
- Manchester Airport 45.1 miles72.6 km
- Prestatyn Railway Station 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Flint Railway Station 8.9 miles14.4 km
Hotels near Aberwheeler Ad
- Griffin Inn 5 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Victoria Hotel 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Stamford Gate Hotel 6.2 miles10 km
- The Beaches Hotel and Spa 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Springfield Hotel & Health Club 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Faenol Fawr Hotel 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ruthin Castle Hotel and Spa 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Mountain Park Hotel 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Beaches Chalets 9 miles14.5 km
- Beaufort Park Hotel 9.7 miles15.6 km
Local points of interest
- Clwydian Range Mountains 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Rhuddlan Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7 miles11.3 km
- Marble Church Historic site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bastion Road Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Rhyl FC Stadium 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 11.6 miles18.7 km
- The Airfield Stadium 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Prenton Park Stadium 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 17.6 miles28.3 km