Hope (Yr Hôb)
Built-up area in Flintshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.109, -3.033 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 30 57 |
| Population: | 4,706 |
| Dialling code: | 01978 (Wrexham) |
Hope is a small village and community in north‑east Flintshire, Wales, sitting close to the Welsh–English border on the edge of the Cheshire Plain. It’s handy for the A494 and has a station on the Borderlands Line, making it a convenient commuter spot for nearby towns such as Mold, Wrexham and Chester. The landscape mixes rolling farmland and wooded valleys, giving easy access to countryside walks while being within reach of regional centres.
The village has long rural roots - its name comes from Old English hop, meaning a small enclosed valley - and retains a village‑scale feel with local shops, a church and community groups. Economically it blends agriculture with residents who work in nearby industry and services, and the wider county’s mining and quarrying past can still be seen in old lanes and earthworks around the area, giving Hope a quiet but layered local character.
Postcode districts covering Hope
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 21.1 miles
- Birkenhead 19.1 miles
- Chester 8.2 miles
- Chester Castle 7.9 miles
- Crewe 24.3 miles
- Wrexham 4.4 miles
- Buckley 4.8 miles
- Runcorn 20.7 miles
- Widnes 22.2 miles
- Wallasey 21.3 miles
- Huyton with Roby 22.7 miles
- Northwich 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Caergwrle Ward 0.2 miles
- Sydallt Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Llay Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Gwersyllt North Ward 1.8 miles
- Llanfynydd Parish 1.9 miles
- Gwersyllt East Ward 2.3 miles
- Bradley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bryn Cefn Ward 2.4 miles
- Higher Kinnerton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Gwersyllt Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Penyffordd Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Leeswood Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Hope
LL12 9NS, LL12 9DT, LL12 9NT, LL12 9BT, LL12 9DE, LL12 9RJ, LL12 9YN, LL12 9AD, LL12 9AJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17.3 miles
- Manchester Airport 35.6 miles
- Caergwrle Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Hope Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Wrexham Bus Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Hope Ad
- Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa 4 4.1 miles
- Rossett Hall Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- The Lemon Tree 3 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn A55 Chester West 3 6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Chester 4 8.5 miles
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 4.2 miles
- The Hotel Chester 5 8.1 miles
- Hotel Wrexham 3 5.6 miles
- The Townhouse Chester 3 8 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Chester 4 8.1 miles
Schools in Hope
- Abermorddu CP School Primary
- Castell Alun High School Secondary
- Ysgol Estyn Community School Primary
- Ysgol Tan y Gaer Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 4.1 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 4.8 miles
- The Airfield Stadium 4.8 miles
- Erddig Country house 5.8 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 6.4 miles
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 8.4 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 9.7 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 9.7 miles
- Clwydian Range Mountains 10.4 miles