Flintshire: Encyclopedia II - Flintshire - Traditional Flintshire

Flintshire - Traditional Flintshire

The historic county did not have the same boundaries as administrative Flintshire; in particular it had a large exclave called Maelor Saesneg, it also included Prestatyn and Rhyl, which are now administered by Denbighshire.

Flintshire - Geography

Flintshire is a maritime county bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. The enclave, Maelor Saesneg, was bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.

Flintshire is the smallest county in Wales. The coast along the Dee estuary is heavily developed by industry and the north coast much developed for tourism. The Clwydian Mountains occupy much of the west of the county. The highest point is Moel Fammau (1,820 feet). The chief towns are Buckley, Connah's Quay, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Queensferry, and Shotton. The main rivers are the Dee (the estuary of which forms much of the coast) and the Clwyd. The main industries are steelworking, agriculture and tourism.

When it was a traditional county, Flintshire included the towns of Bangor-is-y-Coed (now part of Wrexham county borough), and Prestatyn, Rhyl and St Asaph (all now in Denbighshire).

Places of special interest include castles in Flint, Hawarden, Rhuddlan and Ewloe, and Wepre Country Park, Connah's Quay.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Traditional Flintshire", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki