Flintshire
Flintshire Sir y Fflint | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Mold • Queensferry | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Flint • Prestatyn • Rhyl • St Asaph | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Denbighshire • Flintshire • Wrexham | |||
Borders | |||
Cheshire • Denbighshire • Shropshire | |||
Welsh Government Roads | |||
A55 • A494 • A550 | |||
For the Highway Authority, see Flintshire Council.
Flintshire (Sir y Fflint in Welsh) is a traditional county in North Wales and the country's smallest county. The county is in two main sections, with the Wrexham area of Denbighshire separating the larger part of the county with English Maelor, on the right bank of the River Dee. Flintshire County Council was abolished in 1974 and the county was administered as part of Clwyd until 1995; in that year the county council was reinstated, albeit with more tightly drawn boundaries and no longer including English Maelor; as such the county is divided between three Welsh principal areas. Although the county is named after Flint the county council is based in Mold.
Geography & Economy
Flintshire's northern and eastern borders follow the coast and the River Dee, although inland from Flint the border follows an earlier line of the Dee, with the Sealand area now on the Wirral side of the river. The southern and western borders run into the hills but are not as obvious. English Maelor has the River Dee and England as its borders. The Clwydian Range runs along the west side of the county, with the highest point of Moel Famau straddling the border with Denbighshire. English Maelor is largely flat and agricultural. The coast is largely built-up, with resorts such as Rhyl and Prestatyn giving way to the coal mines around the Point of Ayr (these have now closed) and heavy industry, including steel, upstream along the Dee. Broughton is home to the Airbus factory. Other tourist attractions include Flint and Rhuddlan Castles and the Marble Church at Bodelwyddan.
Roads
Flintshire is Wales's only county wholly within the 5 zone. It also has one of the most comprehensive road networks in the country, although this may be due to its small size. However, the county has no obvious road focus with the possible exception of Mold; roads tend to pass through Flintshire from larger places outside the county such as Chester and Wrexham. The county's most important road is the A55, whilst the other trunk route is the A494/A550 which crosses the county between Ruthin and the Wirral; these roads are maintained by the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent. Most non-trunk roads in the main part of Flintshire are maintained by Flintshire County Council, whilst the northwest and most of the coast is maintained by Denbighshire Council. Roads in English Maelor are maintained by Wrexham CBC.
Route | From | To | Length |
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A55 | Holyhead | Chester | 88 miles | View |
A483 | Earlswood | Chester | 153.6 miles | View |
A494 | Dolgellau | Mollington | 61.7 miles | View |
A495 | Llanfair Caereinion | Redbrook | 38.2 miles | View |
A525 | Newcastle under Lyme | Rhyl | 73 miles | View |
A528 | Marchwiel | Shrewsbury | 26.0 miles | View |
A539 | Llangollen | Eglwys Cross (W) | 18.0 miles | View |
A541 | Trefnant | Wrexham | 26.0 miles | View |
A547 | Conwy | Prestatyn | 24.0 miles | View |
A548 | Llanrwst | Chester | 53.0 miles | View |
A549 | Mold | Dobs Hill | 3.7 miles | View |
A550 | Cefn-y-bedd | Hooton | 14.8 miles | View |
A5026 | Crossways Interchange | Springfield Halkyn Interchange | 9.5 miles | View |
A5104 | Corwen | Chester | 26.7 miles | View |
A5118 | Penymynydd | Llong | 3.2 miles | View |
A5119 | Flint | Mold By Pass | 9.0 miles | View |
A5151 | Crossways Interchange | Rhuddlan | 8.3 miles | View |
B5063 | Welshampton | Shawbirch | 21.1 miles | View |
B5069 | Hampton Heath | Nant y Caws | 23.8 miles | View |
B5101 | Rhosddu, Wrexham | Treuddyn | 7.8 miles | View |
B5102 | Minera | Holt | 12.1 miles | View |
B5104 | Clawdd Poncen | Broughton | 22.0 miles | View |
B5117 | Rhuddlan | Grosnant | 6.0 miles | View |
B5118 | Rhyl Coast Road | Wellington Road | 2.0 miles | View |
B5119 | Dyserth | Rhyl | 3.7 miles | View |
B5120 | Meliden Road | Marine Road | 0.6 miles | View |
B5121 | Nannerch | Greenfield | 5.8 miles | View |
B5122 | Penycefyn | Afon-wen | 2.9 miles | View |
B5123 | Pentre Halkyn | Rhydymwyn | 4.4 miles | View |
B5123 | King Street | Chester Street | 0.3 miles | View |
B5124 | Mold | Flint | 5.5 miles | View |
B5125 | Broughton | Northop | 6.4 miles | View |
B5125 | Northop Road | High Street | 0.2 miles | View |
B5126 | Connah's Quay | Northop | 3.6 miles | View |
B5127 | Ewloe | Buckley | 2.1 miles | View |
B5128 | Liverpool Road | Spon Green | 0.7 miles | View |
B5129 | Saltney | Kelsterton | 7.7 miles | View |
B5332 | Rhuddlan | Pant y Wacco | 8.5 miles | View |
B5373 | Gresford | Hope | 3.7 miles | View |
B5381 | Llandudno Junction | Trefnant | 18.2 miles | View |
B5383 | St Asaph | Trefnant | 2.3 miles | View |
B5429 | Rhuddlan | Pandy'r Capel | 24.9 miles | View |
B5430 | Southsea | Ffynnon-y-berth | 10.4 miles | View |
B5432 | Fron Park Road | Holywell town centre | 0.38 miles | View |
B5441 | Queensferry | Deeside Industrial Park | 2.3 miles | View |
B5444 | Mold | Llong(W) | 2.3 miles | View |
B5445 | Gresford | Belgrave | 6.5 miles | View |
T19 | Chester | Bangor | View | |
T84 | Dolgellau | South of Birkenhead | View |
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Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings