Carmel, Flintshire

Carmel
Carmel
Location within Flintshire
OS grid referenceSJ174764
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLYWELL
Postcode districtCH8
Dialling code01352
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Carmel is a small village in Flintshire, Wales, just outside Holywell. Carmel has a primary school and a village hall. The village had two functioning chapels – Carmel Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, from which the village gets its name, and Seion Congregationalist Chapel. Both are now closed. Carmel & District Cricket Club played their matches in the village until the 1990s when they moved to a new ground a short distance away. Carmel is in Whitford Community and west of Holway.[2]

Famous people

Actor[3] Sir Jonathan Pryce[4] hails[5] from Carmel. He once opened a school hall[6] in the village.

References

  1. ^ "Location of Clwyd East". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sir Jonathan Pryce revisits 'land of my fathers' in Under Salt Marsh". BBC News. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  4. ^ "My Secret Life: Jonathan Pryce, actor, 62". The Independent. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Flintshire-born actor Sir Jonathan Pryce receives Knighthood". The Leader. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Film star opens school hall". BBC News. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2026.