Higher Kinnerton is a village and

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within rural

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, Wales, close to the Wales-England border. Its sister village,

Lower Kinnerton Lower Kinnerton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dodleston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, close to the England–Wales border. The neighbouring vi ...

, is across the border in

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, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1,634, increasing to 1,697 at the 2011 census.

Amenities

The village has a shop, and two

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s, The Swan and The Royal Oak. The

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is All Saints, which is actually in the parish of

Dodleston Dodleston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is situated to the south west of Chester, very close to the England–Wales border. The ...

, England. There is a Scout group called 1st Kinnerton Scouts. The Village Hall hosts various community clubs and events. Higher Kinnerton has a progressive

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which supports local activities. The village was awarded Best Kept Community status by

Flintshire County Council Flintshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Flintshire, one of the principal areas of Wales. It is based at County Hall in Mold. Elections take place every five years. The last election was on 5 May 2022. Histor ...

in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019. A planning application for 95 homes to the west of the village was refused on 3 March 2021. The land, adjacent to Kinnerton Meadows and several listed buildings, is believed to have historical significance as falling partly within the site of the medieval Llwydcoed Royal Park.

Education

The village has a primary school, Ysgol Derwen. The local secondary schools are Castell Alun, located in

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and

Hawarden High School Hawarden High School () is an English language medium secondary school in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Flintshire LEA. The school traces its history back to 1606 when a single-classroom grammar school was established with £30 ...

Hawarden Hawarden (; cy, Penarlâg) is a village, community (Wales), community and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home ...

Governance

The area is an electoral ward for Flintshire County Council, coterminous with the community, which elects one county councillor.

References

External links

Photos of Higher Kinnerton and surrounding area on geograph.org.ukHigher Kinnerton Community Council website
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Amenities

Education

Governance

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