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 miles23.5 km
- Birkenhead 10.8 miles17.4 km
- St. Helens 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Warrington 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Chester 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Chester Castle 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Wrexham 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Buckley 4.4 miles7 km
- Runcorn 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Widnes 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Wallasey 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Huyton with Roby 16.9 miles27.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Flint Mountain Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Flint Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Flint: Castle Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Connah's Quay: Golftyn Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Northop Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Northop Hall Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Connah's Quay Central Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Connah's Quay South Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Connah's Quay Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Connah's Quay: Wepre Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Soughton Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Flint: Oakenholt
CH6 5WR, CH6 5WH, CH6 5WY, CH6 5EE, CH6 5FN, CH6 5SP, CH6 5WX, CH6 5FW, CH6 5EH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Manchester Airport 35.6 miles57.3 km
- Flint Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Shotton Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Flint: Oakenholt Ad
- Holiday Inn A55 Chester West 3 3.1 miles5 km
- Mountain Park Hotel 1.3 miles2 km
- Victoria Hotel 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Springfield Hotel & Health Club 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Beaufort Park Hotel 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Village Hotel Chester St David's 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Stamford Gate Hotel 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Oakwood Farm Mews 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Inglewood Manor 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Woodcote Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
Local points of interest
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Clwydian Range Mountains 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Airfield Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Prenton Park Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 12.5 miles20.1 km