Wales
Flintshire
Caerwys

Afonwen

Afonwen is a village in , Wales. It is situated about 6 kilometres from the A55 North Wales Expressway and on the A541 - road. At the 2001 Census, the population of Afonwen was included into the civil parish of and was 1,319, with a total ward population of 2,496.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Flintshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Afon-wen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caerwys railway station and Pwllgwyn Hotel.

Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a station in Afonwen, , Wales. The station was named for nearby , opened on 6 September 1869 and closed on 30 April 1962.

Pub
Photo: shane moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Nature reserve
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located near , , . It has been selected as an SSSI due to the unique wildlife and organisms around the area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caerwys and Ysceifiog.

Village
Photo: George Lloyd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and community in , . It is just under two miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway and one mile from the A541 - road.

Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also spelled as Ysgeifiog, is a village and community in , . It lies on a back road just north of the A541 highway between and .

Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , Wales. It is part of the community of Ysgeifiog. The hamlet takes its name from the Methodist chapel, built in 1836, but the surrounding area, a township of Ysgeifiog parish, was formerly known as Gelliloveday or Gellilyfdy. is situated 2 miles northeast of Afonwen.

Afonwen

Latitude
53.23484° or 53° 14′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.30556° or 3° 18′ 20″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
9C5R6MMV+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2989969088
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12265345
Wiki­data ID
Q4689301
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Afonwen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Afonwen”
  • Breton: “Afon-wen”
  • Dutch: “Afonwen”
  • German: “Afon-wen”
  • German: “Afonwen”
  • Irish: “Afon-wen”
  • Italian: “Afonwen”
  • Welsh: “Afon-wen”
  • Welsh: “Afonwen”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Afonwen Craft and Antique Centre and Pwll-gwyn Wood.

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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 “Afonwen”. Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.