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Flintshire
Halkyn

Halkyn

Halkyn is a village and community in , north-east and situated between , and . At the 2001 Census the population of the community was 2,876, increasing slightly to 2,879 at the 2011 Census. is in the community.
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  • Type: Village with 2,790 residents
  • Description: village and community in Flintshire, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Halkin” and “Helygain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halkyn Castle and Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn.

Castle
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is a mansion house in the village of Halkyn, , . The house, with its associated stable block, is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.

Church
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The is to the north of the village of Halkyn, , Wales. It is an active Anglican in the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.

Archaeological site
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an Iron Age hillfort located on a summit at the southern end of Halkyn Mountain, overlooking the village of , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhosesmor and Rhes-y-cae.

Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village near , in north-east . The village lies near the parishes of Halkyn and . The hamlet of Wern-y-Gaer is encompassed by the boundaries of the village.

Village
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is a small parish and village in , . Literally translated from Welsh, is 'Row of fields'. It is situated between and and is part of the local government community of Halkyn.

Village
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is a small village in , Wales. It is situated approximately two miles from , and is off Junction 32 of the A55 North Wales Expressway.

Halkyn

Latitude
53.22573° or 53° 13′ 33″ north
Longitude
-3.18651° or 3° 11′ 11″ west
Population
2,790
Elevation
889 feet (271 metres)
Open location code
9C5R6RG7+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2936860333
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2647629
Wiki­data ID
Q5642527
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Halkyn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Halkyn”
  • Breton: “Helygain”
  • Bulgarian: “Халкйн”
  • Catalan: “Helygain”
  • Cebuano: “Halkyn”
  • Chinese: “Halkyn”
  • Cornish: “Helygain”
  • Dutch: “Halkyn”
  • Esperanto: “Halkyn”
  • French: “Halkyn”
  • Galician: “Halkyn”
  • Galician: “Helygain”
  • Irish: “Helygain”
  • Italian: “Halkyn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Halkyn”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Helygain”
  • Persian: “هالکین”
  • Portuguese: “Halkyn”
  • Scots: “Helygain”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Helygain”
  • Silesian: “Halkyn”
  • Spanish: “Halkyn”
  • Swedish: “Halkyn”
  • Welsh: “Halkyn”
  • Welsh: “Helygain”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Halkyn”. Photo: Richsage, CC BY-SA 3.0.