Difference between revisions of "Hope, Flintshire"
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| − | '''Hope''' is a small village in [[Flintshire]] located approximately three miles from the [[Cheshire]] border, on the course of the [[River Alyn]]. | + | '''Hope''' is a small village and ancient parish in [[Flintshire]], located approximately three miles from the [[Cheshire]] border, on the course of the [[River Alyn]]. |
Hope belongs to a small group of closely related villages in its local area, including [[Caergwrle]], [[Abermorddu]] and [[Cefn-y-bedd]]. One of the major features in the area is Hope Mountain, to the west of the village, along with the extensive farmland of [[Shordley]]. At the 2001 Census, the population was 2,522.<ref name=2001census>{{citation|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6076676&c=hope&d=14&e=16&g=414634&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215015909821&enc=1|title=2001 Census: Hope (Ward)|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=2 July 2008}}</ref> | Hope belongs to a small group of closely related villages in its local area, including [[Caergwrle]], [[Abermorddu]] and [[Cefn-y-bedd]]. One of the major features in the area is Hope Mountain, to the west of the village, along with the extensive farmland of [[Shordley]]. At the 2001 Census, the population was 2,522.<ref name=2001census>{{citation|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6076676&c=hope&d=14&e=16&g=414634&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215015909821&enc=1|title=2001 Census: Hope (Ward)|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=2 July 2008}}</ref> | ||
| − | Hope has good transport links with local towns and cities, notably [[Wrexham]], [[Chester]] and [[Mold, Flintshire|Mold]], with the railway line | + | Hope has good transport links with local towns and cities, notably [[Wrexham]], [[Chester]] and [[Mold, Flintshire|Mold]], with the railway line between Wrexham and [[Bidston]] running directly through the village giving access to [[Liverpool]] via the [[Wirral]] Peninsula. |
Hope has a library, a sports centre and a football, cricket and rugby union club. | Hope has a library, a sports centre and a football, cricket and rugby union club. | ||
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| + | The ancient parish forms part of the Hundred of [[Maylor Hundred|Maylor]]. It comprises the townships of Caergwrle, Cymmau, Estyn, Hope Owen, Rhanberfydd, Shordley, Uwch y Mynydd Isaf and Uwch y Mynydd Uchaf. | ||
The village's name has given rise to the local expression "Live in Hope, die in Caergwrle".<ref name=aa>''The AA touring guide to Wales'', The Automobile Association, 1975, p.205</ref> | The village's name has given rise to the local expression "Live in Hope, die in Caergwrle".<ref name=aa>''The AA touring guide to Wales'', The Automobile Association, 1975, p.205</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:21, 14 December 2022
| Hope Welsh: Yr Hob | |
| Flintshire | |
|---|---|
 The Red Lion and White Lion on the road into Hope | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ30705723 |
| Location: | 53°6’28"N, 3°2’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,522 (2001) |
| Post town: | Wrexham |
| Postcode: | LL12 |
| Dialling code: | 01978 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Flintshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Alyn and Deeside, Delyn |
Hope is a small village and ancient parish in Flintshire, located approximately three miles from the Cheshire border, on the course of the River Alyn.
Hope belongs to a small group of closely related villages in its local area, including Caergwrle, Abermorddu and Cefn-y-bedd. One of the major features in the area is Hope Mountain, to the west of the village, along with the extensive farmland of Shordley. At the 2001 Census, the population was 2,522.[1]
Hope has good transport links with local towns and cities, notably Wrexham, Chester and Mold, with the railway line between Wrexham and Bidston running directly through the village giving access to Liverpool via the Wirral Peninsula.
Hope has a library, a sports centre and a football, cricket and rugby union club.
The ancient parish forms part of the Hundred of Maylor. It comprises the townships of Caergwrle, Cymmau, Estyn, Hope Owen, Rhanberfydd, Shordley, Uwch y Mynydd Isaf and Uwch y Mynydd Uchaf.
The village's name has given rise to the local expression "Live in Hope, die in Caergwrle".[2]
References
- ↑ 2001 Census: Hope (Ward), Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6076676&c=hope&d=14&e=16&g=414634&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215015909821&enc=1, retrieved 2 July 2008
- ↑ The AA touring guide to Wales, The Automobile Association, 1975, p.205
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