Flintshire

American  

[flint-sheer, -sher] / ˈflɪnt ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in northeastern Wales. 169 sq. mi. (438 sq. km).

---

Flintshire British  

/ -ʃə, ˈflɪntˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a county of NE Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Dee estuary: became part of Clwyd in 1974, reinstated with reduced borders in 1996: includes the industrialized Deeside region in the E and the Clwydian Hills in the SW. Administrative centre: Mold. Pop: 149 400 (2003 est). Area: 437 sq km (169 sq miles)

---

Example Sentences

The country broke May records for the second consecutive day, as provisional temperatures reached 32.9C in Bute Park, Cardiff the Met Office said, surpassing Monday's record of 32.2C at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Wales experienced its warmest summer on record in 2025, having seen the hottest day on record in 2022 - reaching 37.1C in Hawarden, Flintshire.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Thomas Paul Holton Willis was found pinned under the cab in the yard of lorry dealer PD Services, in Alltami, Flintshire, on 2 August 2022.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Widower David Pearson, who lost his wife Paula to cancer, said the damage the animals were causing at Holywell Cemetery, Flintshire, was "extremely upsetting".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Both for their influence upon the physical features and for their economic value the carboniferous rocks of Flintshire are the most important.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various