Flintshire

Flintshire (Welsh: Sir y Fflint) is a traditional county and principal area in northern Wales.

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.

Related Topics:
Unitary authority - 1996 - Administrative county - Clwyd

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Geography

It borders, in England, Merseyside (across the River Dee) and Cheshire, and in Wales, Wrexham and Denbighshire.

Related Topics:
England - Merseyside - River Dee - Cheshire - Wrexham - Denbighshire

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Places in the principal area include:

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• Buckley
• Flint
• Hawarden
• Holywell
• Mold