Northop
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Northop () is a village, community and electoral ward situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. At the 2001 Census, the population of Northop was 2,983, increasing to 3,049 at the 2011 census. The community includes Sychdyn.
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- Locality
- Northop
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,001
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.type
- Village and community
- UK place.welsh_name
- Llaneurgain
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Delyn
- UK place.official_name
- Northop
- UK place.population
- 3,049
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Flintshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Clwyd East
- UK place.post_town
- MOLD
- UK place.postcode_district
- CH7
- UK place.postcode_area
- CH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01352
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ246681
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Eurgain and St Peter's Church and The Red Lion - geograph.org.uk - 888505.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Eurgain and St Peter's Church and The Red Lion
- UK place.website
- northopcc.org.uk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Northop
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Flintshire
- Population
- 3049
- Image
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain, Sir y Fflint - Flintshire, Wales 06.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- SJ246681
- Commons category
- Northop
- historic county
- Flintshire
- P8168
- Shark
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- St Eurgain and St Peter's Church
- Present
- Notable people
- Northop Silver Band
- References
- General
- External links
Northop () is a village, community and electoral ward situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. At the 2001 Census, the population of Northop was 2,983, increasing to 3,049 at the 2011 census. The community includes Sychdyn.
The village is home to two pubs, a cricket club, and a golf course. At the centre of the village stands the church of St Eurgain and St Peter, towering 98 feet above the village. Northop College based in Northop, offering horticultural courses for students of all ages, in areas such as Animal Care, floristry, Horse Care, Horticulture and agricultural machinery. Wrexham University has a campus based in Northop; this is the university's home for land-based and rural education, and a centre for courses on animal studies and biodiversity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Northop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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