Point of Ayr
The Point of Ayr is the northernmost point of mainland Wales. It is situated immediately to the north of Talacre in Flintshire, at the mouth of the Dee estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: northernmost point of mainland Wales
- Also known as: “Point of Air”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point of Ayr Lighthouse and Point of Ayr Gas Terminal.
Point of Ayr Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a Grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre.
Point of Ayr Gas Terminal
The Point of Ayr Gas Terminal is a gas terminal situated on the Point of Ayr in Flintshire, Wales. It takes gas from eni's Liverpool Bay Development.
Church of All Saints
Church
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Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles south of Point of Ayr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talacre and Gwespyr.
Talacre
Village
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Talacre is a village in Flintshire on the north coast of Wales in the community of Llanasa and the electoral ward of Ffynnongroyw, and is the northernmost mainland settlement in Wales.
Gwespyr
Village
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Gwespyr is a village in Flintshire on the north coast of Wales in the community of Llanasa. Gwespyr had a population of 289 people in the 2001 census. It overlooks Point of Ayr on the west side of the River Dee estuary and its sandy beaches with dunes. Gwespyr is situated 1½ miles southwest of Point of Ayr.
Ffynnongroyw
Village
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Ffynnongroyw is a village in Flintshire, north Wales. It is situated on the A548 road, near the Dee Estuary coast, near Prestatyn. Ffynnongroyw is situated 1½ miles south of Point of Ayr.
Point of Ayr
- Category: cape
- Location: Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3548° or 53° 21′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.31363° or 3° 18′ 49″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C5R9M3P+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1802525940OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Point of Ayr” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Point of Ayr”
- Breton: “Y Parlwr Du”
- Cebuano: “Point of Ayr”
- Dutch: “Point of Ayr”
- German: “Point of Ayr”
- German: “Y Parlwr Du”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Point of Ayr”
- Polish: “Point of Ayr”
- Swedish: “Point of Ayr”
- Welsh: “Parlwr Du”
- Welsh: “Y Parlwr Du”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Point and Lighthouse Inn.
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