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 miles
- Birkenhead 12.5 miles
- St. Helens 19.1 miles
- Warrington 20.2 miles
- Chester 3.5 miles
- Chester Castle 3.9 miles
- Crewe 23.2 miles
- Wrexham 11 miles
- Buckley 5 miles
- Runcorn 14.2 miles
- Widnes 15.2 miles
- Wallasey 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Queensferry and Sealand Ward 0 miles
- Saughall and Shotwick Park Parish 1.1 miles
- Saughall Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Queensferry Parish 1.4 miles
- Garden City Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Blacon Ward 2.3 miles
- Hawarden Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hawarden: Mancot Ward 2.4 miles
- Saughall & Mollington Ward 2.5 miles
- Mollington Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Shotton East and Shotton Higher Ward 2.6 miles
- Broughton North East Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Sealand
CH5 2GU, CH5 2FX, CH1 6QF, CH5 2SG, CH1 6DD, CH5 2HE, CH5 2FT, CH5 2SA, CH1 4QX … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 9.9 miles
- Manchester Airport 30.6 miles
- Hawarden Bridge Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Shotton Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Sealand Ad
- The Chester Grosvenor 5 3.8 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Chester 4 3.8 miles
- The Boathouse Inn & Riverside Rooms 4 4.2 miles
- Mill Hotel & Spa Destination 3 4 miles
- Crowne Plaza Chester 4 3.6 miles
- The Coach House Inn 4 3.7 miles
- Crabwall Manor Hotel and Spa 4 2.2 miles
- The Pied Bull Inn 3.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Chester Racecourse 3 3.5 miles
- Inglewood Manor 4 4.4 miles
Schools in Sealand
- Sealand CP School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Airfield Stadium 2.7 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 2.8 miles
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 4.5 miles
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 5.4 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 6.6 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 7.2 miles
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 7.3 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 10.6 miles
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 11.1 miles
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 11.1 miles
- Prenton Park Stadium 11.5 miles