Church of St Mary the Virgin

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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn is to the north of the village of Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building. ()

Completed: 1878 (146 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 53°13'54"N, 3°11'10"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Church of St Mary the Virgin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Winefride's Well, Flint Castle, Mold Golf Club, St Mary's Church.

3.5 miNW
Historical place, Temple, Museum
St Winefride's Well, Holywell
90 min walk • St Winefride's Well is a well located in the town of Holywell, Flintshire, in Wales. It claims to be the oldest continually visited pilgrimage site in Great Britain and is a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument. St Winefride's well is believed to be connected to St Mary's well and chapel in Cefn Meiriadog, Denbighshire.
2.7 miNE
Ruins, Forts and castles, Historical place
Flint Castle, Flint
70 min walk • Flint Castle in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales. The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales.
4.1 miS
Golf
Mold Golf Club
106 min walk • Mold Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Pantymwyn at Flintshire, Wales. It is an 18-hole uplands course some 850 feet above sea level, with a practice ground and putting green.
4.2 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church
109 min walk • St Mary's Church, Cilcain, is in the village of Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the Bro Famau group of parishes, in the Mold Mission Area, in the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.
4.2 miSE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Music venue
Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold
106 min walk • Theatr Clwyd is a regional arts centre and producing theatre 1 mile from Mold, Flintshire, in North East Wales. It opened as Theatr Clwyd in 1976, but was known between 1998 and 2015 as Clwyd Theatr Cymru, before reverting to its original name.
1.3 miS
Archaeological site
Moel y Gaer
34 min walk • Moel y Gaer is an Iron Age hillfort located on a summit at the southern end of Halkyn Mountain, overlooking the village of Rhosesmor, Flintshire, Wales. It is a well-preserved hillfort overlooking the Dee Estuary.
2.8 miNW
Church
St Michael's Church
71 min walk • St Michael's Church, also known as Brynford Parish Church, is a Grade II listed Church in Wales church in Brynford, Flintshire, northeast Wales, to the southwest of Holywell. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of St. Asaph on 6 October 1851, and it was consecrated on 12 July 1853. The architect was Thomas Henry Wyatt.
~850 ftS
Forts and castles
Halkyn Castle
5 min walk • Halkyn Castle is a mansion house in the village of Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales. The house, with its associated stable block, is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.
4 miN
Monastery
Basingwerk Abbey
103 min walk • Basingwerk Abbey is a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The abbey, which was founded in the 12th century, belonged to the Order of Cistercians. It maintained significant lands in the English county of Derbyshire.
3.4 miNW
Church
St Winefride's Church, Holywell
87 min walk • St Winefride's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Holywell, Flintshire. It was founded by the Society of Jesus and was first church in the United Kingdom to be administered by the Vocationist Fathers. It is Grade II listed building. It was the first church the Jesuits built in Wales.
3.9 miS
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Alyn Gorge
101 min walk • The Alyn Gorge is a gorge section of the River Alyn north between Loggerheads and Rhydymwyn in Wales. The west side of the valley rises gently to Moel Famau, while the east bank is along parts a cliff with evidence of tram lines and old quarry workings.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

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Church of St Mary the Virgin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)