Higher Kinnerton

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Higher Kinnerton
Higher Kinnerton (United Kingdom)
Higher Kinnerton

Higher Kinnerton shown within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference SJ328613
Principal area Flintshire
Ceremonial county Flintshire
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH4
Dialling code 01244
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
European Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Alyn and Deeside
Welsh Assembly Alyn and Deeside
List of places: UKWalesFlintshire

Coordinates: 53°08′43″N 3°00′19″W / 53.14515, -3.00513

Higher Kinnerton is a residential village in Flintshire in North Wales very close to the border with England and Cheshire. The sister village of Lower Kinnerton is actually in Cheshire, England.

[edit] Education

The village has a primary school, Ysgol Derwen. The local secondary school is Castell Alun High School, located in Hope.

[edit] Amenities

The village features a post office, a shop, and two public houses, The Swan and The Royal Oak. The village church is All Saints Church, which is actually in the parish of Dodleston, England. There is a scout group within the village, 1st Kinnerton Scouts.

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