Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. It borders, in England, Merseyside (across the River Dee) and Cheshire, and in Wales, Wrexham and Denbighshire.
Places in Flintshire
Traditional Flintshire
The current administrative area of Flintshire - now known as a Unitary Authority - came into existence in 1996, when the former Administrative County of Clwyd was split into three smaller areas. However, Flintshire is also a traditional county of Wales, existing before Clwyd was formed in 1974. The historic county does not have the same boundaries as administrative Flintshire; in particular it has a large exclave called Maelor Saesneg, it also includes Prestatyn and Rhyl which are now administered by Denbighshire.
Fairtrade
On November 19, 2004, Flintshire was granted Fairtrade County status.