\n While you may not have heard of Cilcain, located just outside Mold in Flintshire, it is one of those places where “houses come on the market only rarely and prices are always bullish”.\n<\/p>\n
\n And for good reason, as The Times explains: “You get to put down roots in a village that\u2019s surprisingly convenient for somewhere that feels so remote.”\n<\/p>\n
\n\n You probably haven\u2019t heard of these communities \u2014 and that\u2019s part of their charm. Tim Palmer visits the friendliest and prettiest under-the-radar spots to move to. https:\/\/t.co\/7IeMF0oFXc<\/a>\n <\/p>\n
\n \u2014 The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) September 8, 2024<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n “The bright lights of Mold are a short drive away, Wrexham a little bit further and Chester within 40 minutes.\n<\/p>\n
\n “There\u2019s walking and fishing on the doorstep and plenty happening in the village too \u2014 with the volunteer-run community shop and caf\u00e9 at the heart of it.\n<\/p>\n
\n “There\u2019s a pub, a school, and an oil syndicate that gets together to buy fuel at the cheapest possible rate.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The small village, that has a population of under 2,000 people, even has its own annual show and Mountain Race.\n<\/p>\n
\n Cilcain was named among the best ‘secret’ villages in the UK back in 2024 by The Times<\/a> .\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The renewed church in Cilcain that sat abandoned for 100 years<\/p>\n
\n Cilcain also has its own church, which boasts quite an interesting history.\n<\/p>\n
\n St Mary’s Church is thought to date back to the 13th century, with the first mention of it around 1291, according to Coflein<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n