Flintshire

American

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

noun

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

Flintshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈflɪntˌʃɪə /

noun

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)

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"I have a south Flintshire accent. Last time I checked, south Flintshire is in the confines of our beautiful country known as Wales," is Rule's response to being misidentified.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

From shushing audience members to returning for a cup of tea at the height of his fame, Barlow certainly left his mark on the small Flintshire community.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

She has also travelled from her home in Mold, Flintshire, to visit the social club with friends, saying it was refreshing that Barlow is still "fondly thought of" in Connah's Quay.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Osian Taubman-Edwards, from Mold, Flintshire, started developing video games on Roblox when he was 14, after becoming "majorly obsessed" with the creative process.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Nicholas Lloyd, an eminent divine, and philological writer, was born in Flintshire in 1634.

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert

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