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English: Map of the community of Mold in Flintshire as of March 2024, using October 2023 data. This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: 2024 Wales Flintshire Community map.svg (by DankJae ).
Map of places in Flintshire compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Flintshire, Wales
Flintshire (Welsh: Sir y Fflint) is a county in the north-east of Wales.It borders the English ceremonial counties of Merseyside and Cheshire, across the Dee Estuary to the north and by land to the east respectively, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west.
The government of Elizabeth I had established royal representatives (Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, and Lords Lieutenant) in every county of Wales. Mold developed into the administrative centre for Flintshire. By the 1760s, the Quarter Sessions were based in the town; the county hall was established in 1833, and the county gaol in 1871.
County borough, city Newport: Flintshire: Sir y Fflint 1996 [b] 155,319 353 910 440 170 County Mold: Bridgend: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr 1996 146,136 583 1,510 251 97 County borough Bridgend: Neath Port Talbot [c] Castell-nedd Port Talbot 1996 142,158 322 830 441 170 County borough Port Talbot: Wrexham: Wrecsam 1996 135,394 269 700 504 195 County ...
The counties of Wales may refer to: Some principal areas of Wales; of the twenty-two, eleven are styled as "counties" Preserved counties of Wales, used for ceremonial purposes; Former administrative counties of Wales (those prior to 1996) — see History of local government in Wales; Historic counties of Wales; Maps:
Cities listed are annotated as "(city)". Until the 16th century, a town was recognised as a city if it had a diocesan cathedral within its limits. The city of St Davids, with a population of about 2,000, received its city status in this way. St Asaph acquired city status in 2012 as part of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. [2
There are 22 principal areas of Wales.They were established on 1 April 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. 19). Eleven are styled "counties", including the cities of Cardiff and Swansea, and eleven are styled "county boroughs", including the cities of Newport and Wrexham.