Flintshire

[flint-sheer, -sher]

noun

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

Flintshire

/ -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

Latest documents show it is being called Glyndwr National Park which could extend from the coast in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, through Flintshire, Wrexham and northern Powys.

From BBC

NRW was commissioned by the Welsh government to assess the case for a new national park, based around the existing Clwydian Range and Dee Valley landscape, including beauty spots like the peak of Moel Famau, near Mold, Flintshire, and the Horseshoe Falls in Llangollen, Denbighshire, as well as landmarks including Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wrexham and Lake Vrynwy in Powys.

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Amy, from Flintshire, says meeting people is another crucial element of her "addiction" to line dancing.

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Ethan Ives-Griffiths, two, was murdered by his grandparents Michael and Kerry Ives at their home in Garden City, Flintshire, while he was on the child protection register.

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Flintshire council said it was co-operating with an independent child practice review by the North Wales Safeguarding Board.

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