More about FlintshireThe original county of Flintshire was in three separate parts having been made into a county by Edward I in the 1200s.
The main part of the county is what exists today with the towns of Buckley, Connah's Quay, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Queensferry and Shotton.
But Rhyl, Prestatyn and St Asaph, now part of Denbighshire, once belonged to Flintshire too.
A large detached part of old Flintshire, called Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the north west by Denbighshire, on the north east fringes by Wrexham and Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire.
And there was a further small detached part around Marford and Rossett, now part of Wrexham, which is on the Chester border.
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Dave Griffiths, Wrexham
In reply to Steve, Derbyshire - Chrichtons ship yard although in Saltney was in TOP Saltney, Chester side of the border.
Mon Nov 24 10:34:13 2008
Vince M'Keown, Ontario Canada,
Roy Hughes, I saw your question re. the Round House , Mold Rd, Connah's Quay. Of course it was asked in April 2006 so you've probably had the answer a long time ago. I have a book, published about 1991 called'"A portrait in old Photographs and Picture Postcards" Connah's Quay, Shotton & Queensferry. S.B.Publications. There is a picture of the Round House and many other places in the area, I think St Marks Church had it as a fund raiser at the time it was bought for me, I'm sure it would be of others from Connah's Quay.
Mon Oct 13 09:01:52 2008
Maureen Beardsley from Plymouth
Does anyone remeber the address White Houses, it was in New Quay Greenfields.My 3xgr/grandparents lived there and had a Market Garden Business just across the road from there.It was still in the family when my dad visited in the 1930's
Mon Jan 28 08:33:51 2008
Elaine Lloyd from Mynydd Isa
I was born in Holywell, but all my memories have been knocked down - all of Whitford Street has gone. I feel sad because all the people I once knew have gone too. It feels quite alien to me now. When I do visit on a rare occasion the draw is Maggie's Kitchen in Pen-y-Ball Street - lovely food!
Wed Apr 11 08:18:53 2007
Fred Knox, Carlisle
As a member of the Flintshire Fire Service
(number 486) stationed at the village fire station, has anybody got any photographs of the old appliances or any information etc, maybe someone viewing this site may have had relatives in the station. It was B2 Hawarden and covered a fair area.
Mon Jan 29 09:55:46 2007
D. Baines, Stafford
Yes Chrichton's shipyard was in Flintshire.
Thu Dec 28 12:29:12 2006
Gazz Wilkes (Greenfield)
The name New Quay was changed to Connahs Quay becouse when the quay was made some ships were mistaking the name of new quay for somewhere else. On the quay itself was a chandler shop owned by a chap called Connah so they changed the name to Connahs Quay and that saved ships going to the wrong place.
Fri Oct 6 12:56:50 2006
Roy Hughes
Are there any photos of the round house of Mold Road, Connah's Quay?
Tue Apr 18 09:08:48 2006
Eleri Llywarch from Holywell
I love my home town and always will for obvious reasons. i don't know much about my town but this website has made me realise how important it is. for instance
the point of ayr pit, where most of my relatives worked until it closed,was a facinating place i didn't realise that it was there until i came on the website.
Sat Mar 11 22:33:02 2006
Ian Jolly, Bryn-y-Baal, Mold
James Crichton & Co Ltd had a shipyard in Saltney from 1913 until 1935. They also had a yard at Connah's Quay.
I quote from the Guayana Chronicle (South America!) of 21st April 2004
"Last year a fine book was published at Chester, UK by two local historians of the former shipyard of James Crichton and Company Limited at Saltney near Chester, where the ship was built in 1927."
Surprising how famous they were!! :-)
Sat Mar 4 10:55:14 2006
Owen Davies from Connah's Quay.
Please can some one tell me how the name of NEW QUAY was changed to Connah's Quay, why and when ?.
Sat Nov 5 04:57:21 2005
Steve Derbyshire, Saltney
Has Saltney always been part of Flintshire county and, if so, where Chrichton's Shipyard in Flintshire?
Mon Jan 17 18:23:48 2005
Beth Davies, Holywell
I think this website is excellant for young children with homework to do.
Tue Jan 11 17:06:08 2005
Phil Williams from Holywell
The present area of Flintshire is much reduced from previously in more ways than noted above. When I was at school, the county (and national) border ran from Shotwick along the High Water Line on the Wirral side of the Dee estuary, out to Hilbre island. Sometime in the early seventies, maps appeared showing the border as running down the middle of the estuary, marked "For the purposes of the Ordnanace Survey". This now seems to be accepted as the true boundary. As I now live out of the county, perhaps the outrage over this has passed me by.
Wed Jan 21 12:59:02 2004
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