:Oakenholt
{{Short description|Village in Flintshire, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Wales
| static_image = Victorian terrace - geograph.org.uk - 203592.jpg
| static_image_caption = Victorian terrace, Oakenholt
| coordinates = {{coord|53.23|-03.11|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Oakenholt
| community_wales = Flint
| population = 2,920
| population_ref = (2001 Census)
| unitary_wales = Flintshire
| lieutenancy_wales = Clwyd
| constituency_westminster = Alyn and Deeside{{cite web|title= Location of Alyn and Deeside|url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4497/location |website=parliament.uk|date=July 2024|access-date=2 May 2025}}
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Delyn
| post_town = FLINT
| postcode_district = CH6
| postcode_area = CH
| dial_code = 01352
| os_grid_reference = SJ2671
}}
Oakenholt is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated to the south east of the town of Flint, near the A548 road. At the 2001 Census, the population of the Flint Oakenholt Ward was 2920.{{citation|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6075683&c=oakenholt&d=14&e=16&g=414549&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1222381120093&enc=1 |title=2001 Census: Flint Oakenholt (Ward)|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=25 September 2008}}
In 2017 an archaeological excavation took place in the village to find evidence of any settlement during the Roman occupation of Britain. Previous digs in the area uncovered remains of Roman roads, buildings, furnaces and coins.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-41489536|title=Roman artefacts the target of Oakenholt excavation|publisher=BBC News|date=7 October 2017}}
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External links
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- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=6607359 Photos of Oakenholt and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk]
{{Flintshire}}
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Category:Villages in Flintshire
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