River Alyn
The River Alyn is a tributary of the River Dee in north-east Wales. It rises at the southern end of the Clwydian hills and the Alyn Valley forms part of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Matthew’s Church and Hawarden Airport.
St Matthew’s Church
Church
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St Matthew's Church, Saltney, was in Flint Road, Saltney, Flintshire, Wales. The church was opened in 1911 as a mission church to the parish church of St Mark, Saltney.
Hawarden Airport
Aerodrome
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Hawarden Airport, also known as Hawarden Aerodrome, is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and 3.5 NM west southwest of the city of Chester.
Deva Stadium
Stadium
Deva Stadium is an association football stadium which is the home of Chester F.C., the effective successor club to the liquidated Chester City. The stadium straddles the England–Wales border at Sealand, on the outskirts of Chester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saltney and Broughton.
Saltney
Suburb
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Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished.
Broughton
Village
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Broughton is a village in Flintshire, Wales, close to the Wales–England border, located to the west of the city of Chester, England, in the community of Broughton and Bretton. Broughton is situated 2 miles southwest of River Alyn.
Sandycroft
Village
Sandycroft is a village in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 2 miles southeast of Queensferry and 7 miles southwest of Chester, on the B5129 road between Queensferry and Broughton. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 6,724. Sandycroft is situated 2½ miles northwest of River Alyn.
River Alyn
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in North Wales
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Alyn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“River Alyn” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Alun”
- Catalan: “Alyn”
- Cebuano: “River Alyn”
- Irish: “Afon Alun”
- Livvi: “Afon Alun (Dyfrdwy)”
- Livvi: “Afon Alun”
- Swedish: “River Alyn”
- Welsh: “Afon Alun”
Localities in the Area
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