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Sandycroft is a village in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Queensferry and 7.2 miles (11.6 km) southwest of Chester, on the B5129 road between Queensferry and Broughton. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 6,724.[1]

Sandycroft
Sandycroft Industrial Estate
Sandycroft Location within Flintshire
Population	6,724 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ32916723
• Cardiff	153 miles
Community	Hawarden
Principal area	Flintshire
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEESIDE
Postcode district	CH5
Dialling code	01244
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Alyn and Deeside
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Alyn and Deeside (Assembly constituency)
List of places UK Wales Flintshire 53.195°N 2.999°W / 53.195; -2.999

Railway station

Sandycroft railway station was opened in 1884, and was served by the North Wales Coast Line for 77 years until its closure under the Beeching Axe in 1961.[2]

Geography

The village is part of the Deeside conurbation and is located immediately south of the River Dee, which is canalised at this point between Chester and the Dee Estuary. It is accessible from the A494 via the Queensferry Interchange.

A large industrial estate lies to the north of the village, expanded in 2018 with the addition of a manufacturing site for Ifor Williams Trailers. The site was opened on 22 September 2018 by Ken Skates AM.[3]

Notable people

• Sasha, DJ (born 1969)

References

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