Higher Kinnerton

Higher Kinnerton

Main Road
Higher Kinnerton
Higher Kinnerton shown within Flintshire
Population 1,697 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference SJ328613
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH4
Dialling code 01244
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly

Higher Kinnerton is a residential village and community within rural Flintshire, Wales. The area is an electoral ward for Flintshire County Council close to the English Border. Its sister village, Lower Kinnerton is on the other side of the border in Cheshire, England.

Education

The village has a primary school, Ysgol Derwen School. The local secondary school is Castell Alun High School, located in Hope.

Amenities

The village has a shop, and two public houses, The Swan and The Royal Oak. The parish church is All Saints, which is actually in the parish of Dodleston, England. There is a scout group called 1st Kinnerton Scouts. There is also a Village Hall which hosts various community clubs & events. There is a primary school 5-11 Ysgol Derwen. The nearest 11-18 schools are Castell Alun in Hope & Hawarden High School in Hawarden.

The village has a progressive community council which supports village activities. The village was awarded Best Kept Village status in 2012, 2014 and again in 2017.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Community/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.


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