Higher Kinnerton
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Higher Kinnerton |
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OS grid reference | SJ328613 |
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Principal area | Flintshire |
Ceremonial county | Flintshire |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH4 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Alyn and Deeside |
Welsh Assembly | Alyn and Deeside |
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Coordinates: 53°08′43″N 3°00′18″W / 53.14515°N 3.00513°W
Higher Kinnerton is a small residential village in Flintshire, Wales, very close to the Wales-England border. Its sister village, Lower Kinnerton is on the other side of the border in Cheshire, England.
Education
The village has a primary school, Derwen School. The local secondary school is Castell Alun High School, located in Hope.
Amenities
The village has a post office, a shop, and two public houses, The Swan and The Royal Oak. The parish church is All Saints, which is actually in the parish of Dodleston, England. There is a scout group called 1st Kinnerton Scouts. There is also A Village Hall which hosts various community clubs & events.The is a primary school 5-11 Ysgol Derwen. The nearest 11-18 schools are Castell Alun in Hope & Hawarden High School in Hawarden. The celebrity cook Nigella Lawson spent some of her childhood here.
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