Why visit Northop
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Flintshire Bridge, Theatr Clwyd, Flint Castle and Soughton Hall.
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About Northop
Northop (Welsh: Llaneurgain) 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.
From the Wikipedia article Northop (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do2
Theatr Clwyd
Cinema and theater · 1.9 mi
Arts centre, theatre and cinema in Mold, Wales
Museums and landmarks3
Flint Castle
Monument and historic site · 3.1 mi
Grade I listed castle in Flint, Wales
Celyn Wood Miniature Railway
Monument and historic site · 0.6 mi
Miniature railways is open most fine Sundays April-October
Apr-Oct Su 11:00-15:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes4
Notable people from Northop
John Eldon BankesWelsh judge (1854-1946)Photo: Leslie Ward, Public domain
Saint Eigenvery early Welsh saintPhoto: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0- William ParryWelsh courtier and spy (? -1585)
- Thomas EdwardsWelsh author
Born in Northop, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Map of Northop
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hawarden Airport (CEG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 miles away.
- Flint 3 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Mold 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Buckley 3 mi southeast, about 6 min by car
- Deeside 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Hawarden 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Neston 6 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- Saughall 7 mi east, about 12 min by car
- Heswall 8 mi north, about 14 min by car
- Blacon 9 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Chester 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain, Sir y Fflint - Flintshire, Wales 06, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 04, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 75, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 97, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 46, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 65, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 95, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 48, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 73, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 57, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 56, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 19, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 27, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 03, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eglwys Santes Eurgain a Sant Pedr, Llaneurgain - Church of St Eurgain and St Paul, Northop, Flintshire Cymru Wales 37, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clwyd Theatr Cymru - DSCF1199, Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0
- YFflintLB04, Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bridge over Wepre Brook, Flintshire, Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Helygain - Eglwys y Santes Fair - St Mary's Church, Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales 38, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Davids Church Connah's Quay, Steventattum, CC BY 3.0
- Connahs Quay St Marks Church, Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Y Santes Fair, yr Wyddgrug, St Mary's Church, Mold, Wales z4, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parish Church of St Matthew, Buckley, Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Church Of St Eurgain And St Peter, Northop, Pete Rigby, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flintshire Bridge aerial view, DronePics.Wales, CC BY 4.0
- Cimerâu (math o gerfluniau) ar waliau Eglwys y Santes Fair yr Wyddgrug - Chimeras in St Mary's Church, Mold, Wales 13, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, badger666, CC BY-SA 4.0
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