Argoed, Flintshire

Coordinates: 53°09′23″N 3°05′52″W / 53.15625°N 3.097888°W / 53.15625; -3.097888
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Argoed, Flintshire
St. Cecilia's Church, Mynydd Isa
Argoed, Flintshire is located in Flintshire
Argoed, Flintshire
Argoed, Flintshire
Location within Flintshire
Population5,837 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ267627
• Cardiff150 mi (240 km)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMOLD
Postcode districtCH7 4
Dialling code01244
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire
53°09′23″N 3°05′52″W / 53.15625°N 3.097888°W / 53.15625; -3.097888

Argoed is a small township and community in Flintshire, Wales in between the towns of Mold and Buckley. Mynydd Isa, Buckley is in the community. Religion: There are 3 churches:- St.Cecilia's, Mynydd Isa, built 1842; St.James Church built 1893 and Village Temple Congregational Church founded in 1912. There are two schools:- Argoed High School and Ysgol Mynydd Isa. Library:- Mynydd Isa Library

Places of Interest nearby:

  • Bronwylfa Park, Pen-y Lon, Mynydd Isa Park & Garden CH7 6YG
  • 13.5 miles - Erddig, atmospheric 1,200 acre County Park and formal walled garden.
  • 15.2 miles - Speke Hall Garden and Estate, featuring Black & White Tudor house.
  • 18.4 miles - Chirk Castle, magnificent Medieval fortress of The Welsh Marches.

Population: 874 increasing at the 2011 census following reorganisation to 5837.[1]

Number of houses in Argoed(2001): 179 increasing to 2,405 in 2011.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,836.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.