Buckley
Parish in Flintshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.174, -3.077 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 28 64 |
| Population: | 63,576 |
| Dialling code: | 01352 (Mold) |
Buckley sits on a sweep of rolling, clay-rich ground in north-east Flintshire, Wales, roughly between Mold and Wrexham and within easy reach of Chester and the Dee Estuary. The town’s raised, undulating landscape and the legacy of quarrying give it a distinctive character and occasional long views across the Cheshire Plain.
Historically famous for its clay, brick and pottery industries, Buckley grew in the 18th and 19th centuries around those trades; remnants of that industrial past still shape the local streets and reclaimed pit sites. Today it’s a mix of light manufacturing, local shops and commuter households, with an active community life centred on schools, clubs and sports teams, plus pockets of heathland and countryside that local groups work to conserve.
Postcode districts covering Buckley
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 17.4 miles
- Birkenhead 14.6 miles
- St. Helens 23.6 miles
- Chester 7.6 miles
- Chester Castle 7.7 miles
- Wrexham 9.2 miles
- Buckley 0.1 miles
- Runcorn 19.1 miles
- Widnes 20 miles
- Wallasey 16.7 miles
- Huyton with Roby 19.3 miles
- Northwich 24.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Buckley Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Buckley: Pentrobin Ward 0.3 miles
- Drury Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Buckley: Mountain Ward 0.8 miles
- Buckley: Bistre East Ward 0.9 miles
- Hawarden: Ewloe Ward 1 mile
- Buckley: Bistre West Ward 1 mile
- Mynydd Isa Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Padeswood Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Argoed Parish 1.5 miles
- Argoed and New Brighton Ward 1.5 miles
- New Brighton Built-up area 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Buckley
CH7 3AG, CH7 2LF, CH7 2PJ, CH7 3AH, CH7 3PL, CH7 2HY, CH7 3BN, CH7 2RA, CH7 2HA … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 14.4 miles
- Manchester Airport 35.4 miles
- Buckley Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Hawarden Railway Station 2 miles
- Wrexham Bus Station 9.3 miles
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Schools in Buckley
- Drury Primary School Primary
- Elfed High School Secondary
- Mountain Lane Primary School Primary
- Southdown CP Primary
- Westwood CP Primary
Local points of interest
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 3.7 miles
- The Airfield Stadium 3.9 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 4 miles
- Clwydian Range Mountains 7.2 miles
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 8.5 miles
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 9 miles
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 10.3 miles
- Erddig Country house 10.6 miles
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 11.6 miles
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 12 miles