Point of Ayr

Talacre
The beach at Talacre
Talacre is located in Flintshire
Talacre
Talacre
Location within Flintshire
OS grid referenceSJ1202 8530
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLYWELL
Postcode districtCH8
Dialling code01745
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire
53°21′25″N 3°19′19″W / 53.357°N 3.322°W / 53.357; -3.322

Point of Ayr (Welsh: Y Parlwr Du) 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. It is to the southwest of the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea. It is the site of a RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) nature reserve RSPB Dee Estuary Point of Ayr,[1] and is part of Gronant and Talacre Dunes Site of Special Scientific Interest.

  1. ^ "RSPB Dee Estuary Point of Ayr". Rspb.org.uk.