Sealand
Parish in Flintshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.211, -2.976 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 34 68 |
| Dialling code: | 01244 (Chester) |
Sealand sits on reclaimed low-lying marshland beside the estuary of the River Dee in northeast Flintshire, close to the border with England and within easy reach of Chester. The flat, sea-walled landscape and salt marshes give it a distinctive coastal character, and the area is notable for the former military presence at RAF Sealand and for links to nearby industrial settlements such as Shotton.
Today Sealand is a mix of commuter housing and industrial activity as part of the broader Deeside economy, with manufacturing and logistics on the Deeside Industrial Park alongside local community clubs and village halls. The estuary and marshes are important for birdlife, and nearby attractions in Hawarden and along the Dee add historical and recreational interest.
Postcode districts covering Sealand
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 13.7 miles22 km
- Birkenhead 12.5 miles20.2 km
- St. Helens 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Warrington 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Chester 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Chester Castle 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Crewe 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Wrexham 11 miles17.8 km
- Buckley 5 miles8 km
- Runcorn 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Widnes 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Wallasey 14.8 miles23.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Queensferry and Sealand Ward 0 miles0 km
- Saughall and Shotwick Park Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Saughall Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Queensferry Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Garden City Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Blacon Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hawarden Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hawarden: Mancot Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Saughall & Mollington Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Mollington Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Shotton East and Shotton Higher Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Broughton North East Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Sealand
CH5 2HH, CH5 2QT, CH1 6QQ, CH1 6BB, CH5 2ND, CH5 2FX, CH5 2RW, CH5 2GT, CH1 4QL … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 9.9 miles16 km
- Manchester Airport 30.6 miles49.2 km
- Hawarden Bridge Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Shotton Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
Hotels near Sealand Ad
- Hotel Indigo Chester 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Hotel Chester 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Oakwood Farm Mews 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Moxy Chester 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stone Villa 5 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Townhouse Chester 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Chester Grosvenor 5 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Leonardo Hotel Chester 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Oddfellows Chester Hotel and Apartments 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Chester - Racecourse 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
Schools in Sealand
- Sealand CP School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Airfield Stadium 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Prenton Park Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km