Difference between revisions of "Flintshire"

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Wikipedia Image;Flintshire Historic County Map

Flint Castle 1835 by JMW Turner, courtesy of National Library of Wales

The county of Flintshire was abolished in the controversial re-organisation of 1974, and was absorbed into the newly created county of Clwyd. Ironically, the county of Clwyd was itself abolished on 31st March 1996, after a brief existence of twenty-two years. At the same time, four new "unitary" authorities were created. These were given the names: Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham County Borough and Conwy County Borough.

Connah's Quay is the largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the River Dee.

Former Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone lived at Harwarden Castle.

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The Old Rectory,

Hawarden,

Flintshire.

CH5 3NR

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Flintshire
Llwynegrin Hall,
Mold,
Flintshire,
CH7 6NR
Tel:01352 703333
Email: registrars@flintshire.gov.uk
Cheques payable to The Superintendent Registrar.
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-[[Image:Flintshire County Map.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Wikipedia Image;Flintshire Historic County Map]]
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-[[Image:Flintshire.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Flint Castle 1835 by JMW Turner, courtesy of [http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/The National Library of Wales]]]
+[[Image:Flintshire.jpg|250px|thumb|Flint Castle 1835 by JMW Turner, courtesy of [http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/The National Library of Wales]]]
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 Flintshire is a coastal county in North East Wales.
-Major towns: Flint, Mold, Connah's Quay,
+'''Major towns:''' Flint, Mold, Connah's Quay,
-Industry: Agriculture, coal mining, iron and steel
+'''Industry:''' Agriculture, coal mining, iron and steel
-The county of Flintshire was abolished in the controversial re-organisation of 1974, and was absorbed into the newly created county of Clwyd.
+The county of Flintshire was abolished in the controversial re-organisation of 1974, and was absorbed into the newly created county of Clwyd. Ironically, the county of Clwyd was itself abolished on 31st March 1996, after a brief existence of twenty-two years. At the same time, four new "unitary" authorities were created. These were given the names: Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham County Borough and Conwy County Borough.
-Ironically, the county of Clwyd was itself abolished on 31st March 1996, after a brief existence of twenty-two years. At the same time, four new "unitary" authorities were created. These were given the names: Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham County Borough and Conwy County Borough.
 Connah's Quay is the largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the River Dee.