Buckley, Flintshire

Buckley
Buckley is located in Flintshire
Buckley
Buckley
Location within Flintshire
Population16,127 (2021)[1][2]
OS grid referenceSJ274645
Community
  • Buckley
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Settlements[1]Alltami, Buckley, Burntwood, Drury, Little Mountain, Padeswood
Post townBUCKLEY
Postcode districtCH7
Dialling code01244
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websitebuckleytc.gov.wales
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire
53°10′19″N 3°05′10″W / 53.172°N 3.086°W / 53.172; -3.086

Buckley (Welsh: Bwcle [ˈbʊklɛ]) is a town and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales, two miles (3 km) from the county town of Mold and contiguous with the villages of Ewloe, Alltami and Mynydd Isa. It is on the A549 road, with the larger A55 road passing nearby.

Buckley is the second-largest town in Flintshire in terms of population.[3] At the 2011 Census, its community had a population of 15,665.[4] When the contiguous Argoed community is included, Buckley has a population of 21,502.

A prominent nearby landmark is the Hanson Cement kiln just south of the town.

  1. ^ a b in the Buckley Community
  2. ^ "Buckley". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "2001 Census: Buckley". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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