Difference between revisions of "Flintshire"

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The county of Flintshire was abolished in the controversial re-organisation of 1974, and was absorbed into the newly created county of Clwyd. Ironically, the county of Clwyd was itself abolished on 31st March 1996, after a brief existence of twenty-two years. At the same time, four new "unitary" authorities were created. These were given the names: Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham County Borough and Conwy County Borough.

Connah's Quay is the largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the River Dee.

Former Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone lived at Harwarden Castle.

Record Office

The Old Rectory,

Hawarden,

Flintshire.

CH5 3NR

01244 532364

Register Offices

Flintshire
Llwynegrin Hall,
Mold,
Flintshire,
CH7 6NR
Tel:01352 703333
Email: registrars@flintshire.gov.uk
Cheques payable to The Superintendent Registrar.
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St Ethelwolds parish church, Shotton Deeside, Flintshire:OurEm
St Mary's church Broughton, Flintshire: OurEm
St Deiniol church Hawarden, Flintshire: OurEm

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Countywide Interest

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 [[Image:Flintshire County Map.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Wikipedia Image: '''Flintshire Historic County Map''']]
-<div align="right">[[Image:Flintshire.jpg|225px|thumb|'''Flint Castle 1835''' by JMW Turner. Under licence courtesy of [http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/The National Museum of Wales]]]</div>
+<div align="right">[[Image:Flintshire.jpg|250px|thumb|Flint Castle 1835 by JMW Turner,under licence courtesy of [http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/The National Library of Wales]]]</div>
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 '''Industry:''' Agriculture, coal mining, iron and steel
-The county of Flintshire was abolished in the controversial re-organisation of 1974, and was absorbed into the newly created county of Clwyd. Ironically, the county of Clwyd was itself abolished on 31st March 1996, after a brief existence of twenty-two years.
+The county of Flintshire was abolished in the controversial re-organisation of 1974, and was absorbed into the newly created county of Clwyd. Ironically, the county of Clwyd was itself abolished on 31st March 1996, after a brief existence of twenty-two years. At the same time, four new "unitary" authorities were created. These were given the names: Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham County Borough and Conwy County Borough.
-At the same time, four new "unitary" authorities were created. These were given the names: Flintshire, Wrexham County Borough, Denbighshire, and Conwy County Borough.
-N.B. Most people - and many computerised databases - assume Wrexham  is now in Flintshire, because the new Denbighshire is not where the old one was.
-For information about Wrexham you should look at [[Denbighshire]]
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-Link to the [[Turner licence|Licence for the use of the Turner painting above]]
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 '''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*St Ethelwolds parish church, Shotton Deeside, Flintshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
+*St Ethelwolds parish church, Shotton Deeside, Flintshire:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
-*St Mary's church Broughton, Flintshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
+*St Mary's church Broughton, Flintshire: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
-*St Deiniol church Hawarden, Flintshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
+*St Deiniol church Hawarden, Flintshire: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
-==Photo Offers==
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
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 '''General'''
-*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Flintshire County Look up Exchange]
+*[http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/location.htm Location of the principal printed sources for mining history.]
+*[http://www.tidza.demon.co.uk/pages/1896-77.htm List of mines in 1896]
-*[http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/location.htm Location of the Principal Printed Sources for Mining History.]
-*[http://www.tidza.demon.co.uk/pages/1896-77.htm List of Mines in 1896]
 *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/flintshire/pages/halkyn.shtml Halkyn and Derbyshire Miners]
+*[http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/histland/holywell/bibliog.htm Holywell Common and Halkyn Mountain historic landscape re mines]
-*[http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/histland/holywell/bibliog.htm Holywell Common and Halkyn Mountain Historic Landscape - Mines]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlsflnsh/ Rootsweb links]
+*[http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate/ The slate industry]
-*[http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate/ The Slate Industry]
 *[http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=28&coll_id=2283&expand= The Clay Industry]
+*[http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/webcont/libs.nsf/3929d5c5470d1fdb80256d8000350fc9/32b0631f534b77b1802572430041fc95/$FILE/Gordon%20Smith%20The%20History%20of%20Steelmaking%20on%20Deeside.doc The Steel industry]
-*[http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/webcont/libs.nsf/3929d5c5470d1fdb80256d8000350fc9/32b0631f534b77b1802572430041fc95/$FILE/Gordon%20Smith%20The%20History%20of%20Steelmaking%20on%20Deeside.doc The Steel Industry]
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/flintshire/pages/steel.shtml Shotton Steel works]
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/flintshire/pages/steel.shtml Shotton Steel Works]
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 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyFlint.htm#PageTitle IGI Flintshire]
 *[http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk/ North Wales BMD]
 *[http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/wal/FLN/ GENUKI : Flintshire Genealogy]
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 *[http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/ Clwyd FHS]
 *[http://www.northwalesindex.co.uk/pages/64.html Genealogy & Family History in North Wales]
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 *[http://www.bagillt.org.uk/ The Bagillt Heritage Society ]
 *[http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk/ The Buckley Society ]
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 *[http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/churches/index.html Photos of the Churches of North Wales]
 *[http://www.oldukphotos.com/flintshire.htm Old photographs of Flintshire]
+*[http://www.fflint.co.uk/ A study of the history of Flint through the ages with photographs.]
-*[http://www.fflint.co.uk/ The History of Flint With Photographs]
 '''Countywide Interest'''
-*[http://www.castlewales.com/ewloe.html Ewlow castle]
+*[http://www.castlewales.com/ewloe.html Ewlow castle.]
+*[http://www.castlewales.com/flint.html Flint castle]
-*[http://www.castlewales.com/flint.html Flint Castle]
+*[http://www.castlewales.com/hawrdn.html Hawarden Castle.]
+*[http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_wales/116/rhuddlancastle.htm Rhuddlan Castle.]
-*[http://www.castlewales.com/hawrdn.html Hawarden Castle]
-*[http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_wales/116/rhuddlancastle.htm Rhuddlan Castle]
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 *[http://bangor-on-dee.co.uk/ Bangor on Dee / Bangor is y Coed ]
 *[http://www.bagillt-history.org.uk Bagillt]
 *[http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk Buckley]
 *[http://www.connahs-quay.co.uk Connahs Quay]
 *[http://www.denbigh.com Denbigh]
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/slideshows/pages/hawarden.shtml Hawarden]
 *[http://www.helygain.freeserve.co.uk/halkyn.htm Halkyn Mountain]
 *[http://www.holywell-town.co.uk Holywell]
 *[http://llanasaconservationsocie.homestead.com/ Llanasa Village]
 *[http://www.moldweb.co.uk Mold]
-*[http://www.mold.org.uk/  Mold]
 *[http://www.prestatyn.org.uk Prestatyn]
 *[http://www.rhyl.com Rhyl]
 *[http://www.ruthin.com Ruthin]
 *[http://www.angelfire.com/fl/shotton Shotton]
 *[http://www.stasaph.co.uk/ St. Asaph]
+*[http://www.mold.org.uk/ "Virtual Mold" ]
+*[http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/index.htm Wrexham]
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