Hope
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The Red Lion and White Lion on the road into Hope | |
Location within Flintshire | |
Population | 4,224 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SJ30705723 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WREXHAM |
Postcode district | LL12 |
Dialling code | 01978 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Website | hopecommunitycouncil.gov.wales |
Hope (Welsh: Yr Hôb) is a small village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles / 4.5 km from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn, and less than 5 miles from Wrexham.
Hope is one of several villages including Caergwrle, Abermorddu and Cefn-y-bedd which together form the community. At the 2001 Census, community the population was 2,522,[1] increasing to 4,224 at the 2011 Census partly due to boundary changes.[2] One of the major features in the area is Hope Mountain (Mynydd yr Hob), to the west of the village.