List of places in Flintshire
Encyclopedia
This is a list of town
s and village
s in the principal area
of Flintshire
, Wales
. See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s and village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
s in the principal area
Subdivisions of Wales
For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 single-tier principal areas, which are responsible for the provision of all local government services, including education, social work, environment and roads services...
of Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas.
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- BagilltBagilltBagillt is a small town near Holywell in Flintshire, North Wales. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 3,918.-History:http://stmarysbagillt.co.uk/...
- BrettonBretton, FlintshireBretton is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the west of the city of Chester, near the border with Cheshire, England. Along with the nearby village of Broughton, the population was 5,791 at the 2001 Census.-History:...
- BroughtonBroughton, FlintshireBroughton is a small district in Flintshire, Wales, close to the Wales–England border and located to the west of the City of Chester, England. Along with the nearby village of Bretton, the total population was 5,791 at the 2001 Census....
- Bryn-y-Baal
- BrynfordBrynfordBrynford is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the south west of the town of Holywell and near the A55 road . At the 2001 Census, Brynford had a population of 1,098....
- BuckleyBuckleyBuckley is a town and community in Flintshire, located in north-east Wales. It is situated 2 miles from the county town of Mold and is contiguous with the nearby villages of Ewloe, Alltami and Mynydd Isa...
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- Glan-y-Don
- Glyncorrwg
- GreenfieldGreenfield, FlintshireGreenfield is a village on the outskirts of Holywell, Flintshire, north-east Wales, located on the edge of the River Dee estuary. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 2,741.-History:...
- GronantGronantGronant is a village in Flintshire, North Wales. The population, as measured by the 2001 census is 1,595, living in 697 households. The average age of the populace is 41.4 years, slightly higher than the national average....
- Gwaenysgor
- Gwernaffield
- GwernymynyddGwernymynyddGwernymynydd is a small community in the market town of Mold, or Yr Wyddgrug in Flintshire, North Wales. At its highest point it is one thousand feet above sea level. With around one thousand inhabitants, it boasts three pubs and a once-busy garage, now a coach depot, home to Eagles & Crawford...
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- LeeswoodLeeswoodLeeswood is a small village and community in Flintshire, North Wales, about four miles from the historic market town of Mold. At the 2001 Census, the population was 2,143....
- LixwmLixwmLixwm is a small village in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the community of Ysceifiog.Lixwm was formerly a mining village, and one explanation of its unusual name was that it was given to it by miners who moved to the area from Derbyshire: in their dialect "likesome", or "licksome", was an...
- LlanasaLlanasaLlanasa is village in the county of Flintshire, northeast Wales. Llanasa is described as one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire. It originally comprised the townships of Gronant, Gwespyr, Kelston, Golden Grove, Picston, Trewaelod, Axtyn and Trelogan....
- Llanerch-y-Mor
- LlanfynyddLlanfynydd, FlintshireLlanfynydd is a village and local government community in Flintshire, north Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh words llan, "church" or "parish", and mynydd, "mountain"....
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- Sealand
- ShottonShotton, FlintshireShotton is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. The name derives from the Old Norse words sjò and tùn . It is continuous with the towns of Connah's Quay and Queensferry in what is called Deeside...
- SychdynSychdynSychdyn is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated on the A5119 road, and is just over 1km north of the county town of Mold....
- SaltneySaltneySaltney is a small town in Flintshire, Wales. It is immediately to the west of the border with Cheshire in England and is contiguous with the Chester urban area.The name is derived from the former salt marshes on which it is built, lying on the River Dee...
- Saltney Ferry