Halkyn
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn, from the west | |
Location within Flintshire | |
Population | 2,879 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SJ211714 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MOLD |
Postcode district | CH7 |
Post town | HOLYWELL |
Postcode district | CH8 |
Dialling code | 01352 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Website | halkyn.org.uk |
Halkyn (Welsh: Helygain [heˈləgain]; Flintshire Welsh: Lygian [ˈləgjan]) is a village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales and situated between Pentre Halkyn, Northop and Rhosesmor. At the 2001 Census the population of the community was 2,876,[1] increasing slightly to 2,879 at the 2011 Census.[2] Pentre Halkyn is in the community.