Sealand, Flintshire

Sealand, Flintshire

infobox UK place
country= Wales
official_name= Sealand
welsh_name= Gwlad y MorFact|date=May 2008
latitude= 53.21258
longitude= -2.97036
population= 2,746 (2001 Census) citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801000&c=sealand&d=16&e=15&g=414768&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1212108182056&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=2001 Census: Sealand|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=30 May|accessyear=2008]
unitary_wales= Flintshire
lieutenancy_wales= Clwyd
constituency_welsh_assembly=Alyn and Deeside
constituency_westminster= Alyn and Deeside
post_town= DEESIDE
postcode_district= CH5
postcode_area= CH
dial_code= 01244
os_grid_reference= SJ352688
Sealand ( _cy. Gwlad y Mor)Fact|date=May 2008 is a community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. It is situated to the west of the city of Chester, England, and is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Welsh/English border. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 2,746 (1,342 males, 1,404 females).

The settlement is built on an area of flat land formed by silting at the head of the estuary of the River Dee. Located on the A548 road, Sealand is near to the Chester dormitory communities of Blacon and Saughall.

Airfield

RAF Sealand was originally a civilian airfield and was taken over by the military in 1916 for training. No 30 Maintenance unit was formed there in 1939. In 1951 the base was taken over by the United States Air Force, and handed back to the RAF in 1957.

As a result of defence cuts announced in 2004, RAF Sealand was closed in April 2006.

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