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Revision as of 19:17, 25 October 2007

Wikipedia Image: Flintshire Historic County Map
Flint Castle 1835 by JMW Turner. Under licence courtesy of National Museum of Wales


Flintshire is a coastal county in North East Wales.

Major towns: Flint, Mold, Connah's Quay,

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.

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


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.


Link to the Licence for the use of the Turner painting above




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.
On-line indexes - NorthWalesBMD


Record Office Lookup Requests

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Record Office Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

  • St Ethelwolds parish church, Shotton Deeside, Flintshire OurEm
  • St Mary's church Broughton, Flintshire OurEm
  • St Deiniol church Hawarden, Flintshire OurEm

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.


Links

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OPC

Archives


Family and Social History


Local History Society


Maps and Photographs


Countywide Interest



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