Gronant

Gronant

infobox UK place
country= Wales
welsh_name=
constituency_welsh_assembly= Delyn
official_name= Gronant
population= 1,595 (2001 Census)
unitary_wales= Flintshire
constituency_westminster= Delyn
post_town= PRESTATYN
postcode_district= LL19
postcode_area= LL
dial_code= 01745
os_grid_reference= SJ091831
latitude= 53.33775
longitude= -3.36546

Gronant is a village in Flintshire, North Wales, to the east of Prestatyn.

The population, as measured by the 2001 Census is 1,595, living in 697 households. The average age of the populace is 41.4 years, slightly higher than the national average.cite web| url=http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/WebCont/Stats.nsf/78ae059385c8f71f80256e980050d8ea/bf293d862600d02c80256eac00315d9e/$FILE/Gronant.pdf| title=Gronant Profile| work=Flintshire County Council| accessdate=2007-12-02 ]

Gronant dunes form part of an extensive network of dunes which extend from Prestatyn, in Denbighshire, to Point of Ayr, in Flintshire at the entrance to the Dee Estuary. They are designated as a Local Nature Reserve, and the dune system as a whole is recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. [cite web| url=http://www.prestatyn.org.uk/gronant.dunes/| title=Gronant Dunes| work=Virtual Presatyn| accessdate=2007-12-02| ]

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* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3480975 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Gronant and surrounding area]


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