Bangor-on-Dee is a small village in the county borough of Wrexham, in eastern Wales, sited beside the winding River Dee on the borderlands with England. Historically the settlement is associated with an early medieval monastery, known in Welsh as Bangor-is-y-Coed, and that heritage still colours the village’s identity even though the community today is compact and largely agricultural.
One of the village’s most noticeable features is Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse, a popular National Hunt venue that brings regular visitors and helps support the local economy. Beyond racing, the area is valued for riverside walks, its peaceful rural character and the sense of being part of the historic Dee Valley rather than a busy urban centre.
Postcode districts covering Bangor-on-Dee
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Chester Castle 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Shrewsbury 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Crewe 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Wrexham 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Buckley 13.7 miles22 km
- Runcorn 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Northwich 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Winsford 20.5 miles33 km
- Heswall 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Flint 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Hawarden 14.1 miles22.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bangor Is-y-coed Parish 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Sesswick Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Overton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Marchwiel Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Pentre Maelor Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Isycoed Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Willington Worthenbury Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Threapwood Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Erbistock Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Tallarn Green Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Whitegate Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Queensway Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Bangor-on-Dee
LL13 0DZ, LL13 0JF, LL13 0BS, LL13 0AQ, LL13 0AF, LL13 0AU, LL13 0AY, LL13 0AT, LL13 0BB … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Manchester Airport 35.7 miles57.4 km
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Wrexham General Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 4.8 miles7.8 km
Hotels near Bangor-on-Dee Ad
- The Lion at Malpas 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Lemon Tree 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hotel Wrexham 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Rossett Hall Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Pepper Street Rooms 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Wrexham Llyndir Hall Hotel 7.9 miles12.7 km
Schools in Bangor-on-Dee
- Ysgol Sant Dunawd Primary
Local points of interest
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 1 mile1.6 km
- Erddig Country house 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 5.2 miles8.4 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 9 miles14.6 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Park Hall Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 12 miles19.3 km