Flint: Oakenholt (Y Fflint: Oakenholt)
Ward in Flintshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.232, -3.113 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 25 71 |
| Dialling code: | 01352 (Mold) |
Oakenholt is a ward on the eastern edge of Flint in Flintshire, North Wales, lying close to the tidal fringe of the River Dee and adjacent marshes that attract wintering waders and wildfowl. Its position beside the A55 and within easy reach of the Deeside industrial corridor means it feels both semi-rural and well connected to bigger employment and shopping centres.
Locally the area combines mixed residential neighbourhoods with small local shops and community groups, and its history is visible in the ruins of Oakenholt Castle, a reminder of the medieval landscape around Flint. Many residents commute to nearby industrial estates or to Chester, but there remains a quiet, community-focused character shaped by the town’s maritime and industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Flint: Oakenholt
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 14.6 miles
- Birkenhead 10.8 miles
- St. Helens 21.6 miles
- Warrington 24.3 miles
- Chester 9.4 miles
- Chester Castle 9.7 miles
- Wrexham 13.5 miles
- Buckley 4.4 miles
- Runcorn 18.5 miles
- Widnes 18.8 miles
- Wallasey 12.8 miles
- Huyton with Roby 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Flint Mountain Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Flint Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Flint: Castle Ward 1.4 miles
- Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny Ward 1.4 miles
- Connah's Quay: Golftyn Ward 1.5 miles
- Northop Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Northop Hall Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Connah's Quay Central Ward 2.4 miles
- Connah's Quay South Ward 2.4 miles
- Connah's Quay Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Connah's Quay: Wepre Ward 2.9 miles
- Soughton Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Flint: Oakenholt
CH6 5WD, CH6 5GG, CH6 5WN, CH6 5FQ, CH6 5EF, CH6 5GJ, CH7 6DG, CH6 5GF, CH6 5FW … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 12.9 miles
- Manchester Airport 35.6 miles
- Flint Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Shotton Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Flint: Oakenholt Ad
- Travelodge Halkyn 3 2.4 miles
- Mountain Park Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- Beaufort Park Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Village Hotel Chester St David's 4 3.8 miles
- Inglewood Manor 4 6.2 miles
- Holiday Inn A55 Chester West 3 3.1 miles
- The Ship 4 4.5 miles
- Springfield Hotel & Health Club 3 3.4 miles
- The Glan Yr Afon Inn 3 4.3 miles
- Stamford Gate Hotel 3 4.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 1.4 miles
- Clwydian Range Mountains 6.6 miles
- The Airfield Stadium 6.8 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 6.9 miles
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 7.4 miles
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 9.9 miles
- Prenton Park Stadium 10.3 miles
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 11.2 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 11.7 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 12 miles
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 12.5 miles