Flintshire

American  

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

noun

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

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Flintshire British  

/ ˈflɪntˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

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)

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Flintshire

Barry and Shelley Sawkins, from Flintshire, lost more than £30,000 to rogue builder Christian Williams, who left their new extension unfinished, with water pouring into their home.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Dalibor had received a gift from two young siblings, eight-year-old Claire and Peter, six, from Mold, Flintshire, and had hoped to track them down but only had limited information on them.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The card, found in Mold, Flintshire, and which comes from the height of the campaign to win women the vote, was produced to raise funds and awareness for the movement.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Elsewhere, firefighters have tackled fires at Hope Mountain and Brymbo, in Wrexham county, Pentrefelin, Holyhead, and Pentre Halkyn overlooking the A55 in Flintshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Riding of Yorkshire, the two greatest industrial districts in the country, southward to Warwickshire and Staffordshire, and from Nottinghamshire on the east to Flintshire on the west.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various