Mostyn
Parish in Flintshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.306, -3.259 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 16 79 |
| Population: | 1,606 |
Mostyn sits on the north-eastern coast of Flintshire, Wales, where the tidal River Dee opens into its wide estuary. The shoreline of mudflats and saltmarsh is important for wading birds and offers expansive views across to the Wirral and Liverpool Bay, giving the area a strong sense of coastal landscape and wildlife interest.
The settlement has a long maritime and industrial story: its harbour expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries for shipping coal and limestone and today the port still handles heavy and project cargoes, including components for offshore energy. The nearby historic seat of the Mostyn family at Mostyn Hall shapes the local character, and the parish remains a small community balancing rural life, industry and conservation close to towns such as Flint and Llandudno.
Postcode districts covering Mostyn
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 15.9 miles
- Birkenhead 9.8 miles
- St. Helens 23.8 miles
- Southport 24.8 miles
- Chester 16.9 miles
- Chester Castle 17.3 miles
- Wrexham 20.8 miles
- Buckley 11.9 miles
- Runcorn 23.2 miles
- Widnes 22.6 miles
- Wallasey 10.7 miles
- Huyton with Roby 18.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mostyn Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Whitford Parish 1.7 miles
- Gorsedd Built-up area 2 miles
- Ffynnongroyw Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Pen-y-ffordd Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Holywell Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Greenfield Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Holywell West Ward 2.7 miles
- Holywell Central Ward 2.7 miles
- Trelogan Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Holywell East Ward 2.9 miles
- Llanasa Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Mostyn
CH8 9QB, CH8 9PJ, CH8 9AW, CH8 9HN, CH8 9PZ, CH8 9HX, CH8 9DQ, CH8 9HD, CH8 9EZ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17 miles
- Manchester Airport 40.7 miles
- West Kirby Railway Station 5.6 miles
- Prestatyn Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Mostyn Ad
- Stamford Gate Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- The Glan Yr Afon Inn 3 4.1 miles
- The Beaches Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- Travelodge Halkyn 3 6.5 miles
- Green Lodge, Wirral by Marston's Inns 3 6.7 miles
- Springfield Hotel & Health Club 3 5.2 miles
- Marian Resort And Spa 6.5 miles
- White House 4 6.4 miles
- The Ship 4 7.4 miles
- Talardy Hotel by Marston’s Inns 4 8.6 miles
Schools in Mostyn
- Bryn Pennant CP Primary
- Chestnut Hill School (fr. Options Kinsale) Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 5.3 miles
- Bastion Road Stadium 6.6 miles
- Clwydian Range Mountains 8.5 miles
- Rhuddlan Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.8 miles
- Rhyl FC Stadium 9 miles
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 9.2 miles
- Marble Church Historic site 10.1 miles
- Prenton Park Stadium 10.5 miles
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 10.5 miles
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 12.7 miles
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 12.9 miles
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 13.5 miles