Caerwys
Parish in Flintshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.252, -3.316 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 12 73 |
| Population: | 950 |
Caerwys is a small historic town and community in Flintshire, north‑east Wales, sitting on a gentle hill with pleasant views over the surrounding countryside. It retains a compact market‑town character with Georgian and Victorian buildings clustered around a square, and is famous for the 16th‑century eisteddfod held there in 1568 when royal commissioners regulated the licensing of bards and musicians.
Today Caerwys functions as a close‑knit local centre for farming and small businesses, with active village halls, pubs and societies sustaining community life. Its rural location makes it handy for outdoor recreation around Halkyn Mountain, the Clwydian Range and the North Wales coast, while larger towns such as Mold are easily reached for services and commuting.
Postcode districts covering Caerwys
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 19.8 miles
- Birkenhead 14 miles
- Chester 17.9 miles
- Chester Castle 18.2 miles
- Wrexham 19.4 miles
- Buckley 11.3 miles
- Wallasey 15.1 miles
- Huyton with Roby 22.5 miles
- Kirkby 23.9 miles
- Prescot 24.9 miles
- Colwyn Bay 17.1 miles
- Heswall 10.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Caerwys Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Tremeirchion Parish 2 miles
- Ysceifiog Parish 2.2 miles
- Bodfari Parish 2.4 miles
- Gorsedd Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Aberwheeler Parish 2.6 miles
- Whitford Parish 2.8 miles
- Lixwm Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Brynford Parish 3.5 miles
- Cwm Parish 3.6 miles
- Nannerch Parish 3.7 miles
- Trelogan Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Caerwys
CH7 5PW, CH7 5BY, CH7 5AH, CH7 5UB, CH7 5AL, CH7 5AZ, CH7 5BR, CH7 5AD, CH7 5BZ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 43.6 miles
- Prestatyn Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Flint Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Caerwys Ad
- Victoria Hotel 4.2 miles
- The Beaches Hotel and Spa 4 7.3 miles
- Griffin Inn 5 9.4 miles
- Faenol Fawr Hotel 7.8 miles
- Beaches Chalets 7.3 miles
- Ruthin Castle Hotel and Spa 4 9.7 miles
- Beaufort Park Hotel 3 9.6 miles
- Northop Hall Hotel 4 9.7 miles
Schools in Caerwys
- Ysgol Yr Esgob C in W Primary
Local points of interest
- Clwydian Range Mountains 5.5 miles
- Rhuddlan Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.8 miles
- Bastion Road Stadium 7.2 miles
- Marble Church Historic site 7.4 miles
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 7.7 miles
- Rhyl FC Stadium 8.1 miles
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 9.3 miles
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 9.9 miles
- Prenton Park Stadium 14.4 miles
- The Airfield Stadium 14.9 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 15 miles
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 16.7 miles