Hawarden

Hawarden i/ˈhɑrdən/ (Welsh: Penarlâg), Flintshire, Wales is a village and community in part of the Deeside conurbation on the Welsh/English border and was historically significant settlement in the area, see Hawarden Castle. At the 2001 Census, the population of Hawarden Ward was 1,858 (892 males, 966 females). The total population for the greater community of Hawarden, which comprises also Ewloe (which also has a castle), Big Mancot, Little Mancot, Mancot Royal and Aston, was 13,539. The scenic, wooded Hawarden Park forms the southern part of the community. Hawarden Bridge is the industrial development that lies across Shotton/Queensferry and the Dee. The west of the main street is called The Highway, its start marked by the crossroads with the fountain in the middle, near which are public houses, some centred on restaurants.