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Flintshire: Encyclopedia II - Flintshire - Principal area

The current administrative area of Flintshire - now known as a unitary authority - came into existence in 1996, when the former administrative county of Clwyd was split into three smaller areas. Flintshire - Geography. It borders, in England, Merseyside (across the River Dee) and Cheshire, and in Wales, Wrexham and Denbighshire. Places in the principal area include: Buckley Flint Ha ...

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Buckley - History

Buckley - Mining and pottery

Buckley - Buckley dialect

Buckley - The 'Buckley Panto'

Buckley - Present day

Buckley - Geography

Buckley - The Jubilee

Buckley - Royal Buckley Town Band

Buckley - Schools

Buckley - Music / culture

Read more here: » Buckley: Encyclopedia - Buckley

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Caerphilly county borough

Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. Its main town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are Bedwas, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbridge, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney. The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996 by the merger of the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorg ...

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Cardiganshire

Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) is a traditional county in Wales that came into being in 1282. In 1282 Edward I conquered the principality of Wales and divided the area into counties. The name Cardigan was an anglicization of the name for the historic kingdom of Ceredigion. Cardiganshire - Geography. Cardiganshire is a maritime county bounded to the west by Cardigan Bay, to the north by Merionethshire, to the east by Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire, and to the so ...

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Cardiganshire - Geography

Cardiganshire - Government

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Mynydd Isa

Mynydd Isa (pronounced Mun-ith Issah) is a village in Flintshire, in north-east Wales. It lies between the county town of Mold, and Buckley. It was originally two villages, Mynydd Isa itself, and Bryn-y-Baal, although the two have been contiguous for many years now, and are considered to be one village, named Mynydd Isa. The name is Welsh, and translates literally into English as 'Lower Mountain' (although this name is never used). Bryn-y-Baal takes its name from the the Hebrew word Baal - in Wales there are many Hebrew and other Biblical-type place names left over from a rel ...

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. It borders the administrative areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar. The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district. It was a merger of the Monmouthshire urban districts of Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Nantyglo and Blaina and Tredegar ...

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Decapitation

Decapitation, or beheading, is the removal of a living organism's head. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, or knife, or by means of a guillotine. Accidental decapitation can be the result of an explosion, automobile or industrial accident or other violent injury. Suicide by decapitation is rare, but not unknown. In 2003 a British man killed himself by means of a home-made guil ...

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Decapitation - Decapitation throughout history

Decapitation - Decapitation in the modern world

Decapitation - Some famous persons who have been beheaded

Decapitation - Biblical

Decapitation - Celtic Saints

Decapitation - Islamic

Decapitation - China

Decapitation - England

Decapitation - French Revolution

Decapitation - Italy

Decapitation - Mythological

Decapitation - Scotland

Decapitation - Nazi Germany

Decapitation - Modern era

Decapitation - Other meanings of the word

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Baal

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Baal - Non-religious usage of the word Ba'al

Baal - Deities called Ba‘al and Ba‘alat

Baal - Ba'al of Carthage

Baal - Ba‘al as a divine title in Israel and Judah

Baal - Multiple Ba‘als and ‘Ashtarts

Baal - Use of the word Ba‘al

Baal - Ba'al as a demon

Baal - Ba'al Zebûb

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Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire, also known as Breconshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Frycheiniog is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Radnorshire, to the east by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, to the south by Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, and west by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. Area 475,224 acres (1,923 km²). Population 56,000. The county is predominantly rural and mountainous. The Black Mountains occupy the southeast of the county, the Brecon Beacons the central region, Fforest Fawr the southwest an ...

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Bridgend county borough

Bridgend is a county borough in Glamorgan, southern Wales. The county borough has a total population of 130,000 people, and contains the settlements of Bridgend, after which it is named, Maesteg, and the seaside town of Porthcawl. Its member of the National Assembly for Wales is Carwyn Jones, and its Member of Parliament is Madeleine Moon. It was formed on April 1, 1996 from most of the former district of Ogwr. Bridgend county borough - See Also. List of places in Bridgend county boroug ...

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Bridgend county borough - See Also

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Conwy county borough

Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. It contains the major settlements of Llandudno, Llandudno Junction, Llanrwst, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy,Colwyn Bay, Abergele, Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan and has a total population of about 110,000. The River Conwy (after which the county borough is named) lies wholly within the area: rising in Snowdonia and flowing through Llanrwst en route to the Irish Sea by Conwy. The borough straddles the traditional counties of Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire ...

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Connah's Quay

Connah's Quay (Welsh: Cei Connah) is the largest town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. It grew as a port, and is now an industrial centre, home to 3 power stationsalso the major part of Corus Steelworks lies in the town. The town is also home to Connah's Quay Nomads F.C.and Connah's Quay Cricket Club. Swimming Baths recently refurbished. Wepre Woods a major green space in Flintshire is controlled by the County Coun

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. In the case of Yorkshire in England, there are three county towns, one for each Riding: Northallerton for the North Riding, Beverley for the East Riding, and Wakefield for the West Riding. Contrary to popular belief, there are no civil administrative offices for the ...

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County town - List of county towns

County town - Historic counties of England

County town - Non-metropolitan counties of England

County town - Counties of Scotland

County town - Historic counties of Wales

County town - Traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland

County town - Other counties of the Republic of Ireland

County town - Historic counties of Northern Ireland

County town - Former county towns

County town - Former administrative counties of England

County town - Former non-metropolitan counties of England

County town - Former counties of Wales

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Wales

Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced IPA: /ˈkəmɹi/, approximately "CUM-ree") is one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain and is bordered by Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel ...

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Wales - Origin of Name

Wales - National symbols

Wales - Photos of Wales

Wales - Notable Welsh people

Read more here: » Wales: Encyclopedia - Wales

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Vale of Glamorgan

The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Dyffryn (or Bro) Morgannwg) is an exceptionally rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, Wales. It has a rugged coastline, but its rolling countryside is quite untypical of Wales as a whole. It has been a county borough since 1996, previously being part of South Glamorgan. It is also a parliamentary constituency, with John Smith as its Member of Parliament. The main town and largest centre of population is Barry. Other small towns are Cowbridg ...

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Clwyd

Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. From 1974 until 1996, it was a administrative county, with a county council, and was divided into six districts: Alyn and Deeside Colwyn Delyn Glyndwr Rhuddlan Wrexham For administrative purposes, Clwyd was split in 1996 into the unitary authorities of Flintshire, Denbighshire, and parts of Conwy and Powys. In 2003, the preserved county of Clwyd was changed to cover the remainder of Conwy (which had previously been ...

Read more here: » Clwyd: Encyclopedia - Clwyd

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Wrexham county borough

Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. It covers parts of the traditional county of Denbighshire around Wrexham itself, and the detached parts of Flintshire - English Maelor and Marford. It is named after Wrexham, its main town, has a population of 130,000 inhabitants. Other places in the borough include Gwersyllt, Ruabon, and Chirk. The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996. Most of the area was previously part of the Welsh district of Wrexham Maelor - with a few areas coming from Glyndwr.< ...

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Abbeys and priories in Wales

Abbeys and priories in Wales is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in Wales. Abbeys and priories in Wales - Abbreviations and Key. List of abbeys and priories, Abbeys and priories in England, Abbeys and priories in Scotland, Abbeys and priories in Isle of Man, Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland, Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland, Dissolution of the Monasteries, List of castles, List of museums, List ...

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Abbeys and priories in Wales - Abbreviations and Key

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Anglesey

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Brecknockshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Caernarfonshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Carmarthenshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Ceredigion

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Denbighshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Flintshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Glamorgan

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Merionethshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Monmouthshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Montgomeryshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Pembrokeshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Radnorshire

Abbeys and priories in Wales - Monastic Glossary

Flintshire: Encyclopedia - Chapman code

Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, but covering historical divisions. They are widely used in genealogy. Chapman code - Country codes. ENG England IRL Ireland SCT Scotland WLS Wales ALL All countries Chapman code - Traditional counties. Chapman code - Islands. CHI Channel Islands A ...