Which town is the administrative HQ of Flintshire?
"However, the warmest day is typically around in an ""average"" year, one of around four days to reach a temperature of or above. The lowest temperature recorded was in December 1981. On average the coldest night of the year is , with a total of 62.1 frosty nights. Annual rainfall averages 925 mm, with almost 152 days having at least 1 mm of precipitation. Mold, Flintshire Mold () is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996."
"Flintshire Flintshire () is a principal area of Wales, known as a county. It was created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. It is in north-east Wales, bordering the English county of Cheshire to the east, Denbighshire to the west and Wrexham County Borough to the south. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire which has notably different borders. Flintshire is considered part of the Welsh Marches and formed part of the historic Earldom of Chester and Flint. The county is governed by Flintshire County Council. The largest town in the county is Connah's Quay, followed by"
"Flintshire County Council Flintshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the present-day Welsh administrative county of Flintshire (not to be confused with the historic Flintshire), one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales. Elections take place every four years. The last election was on 4 May 2017. Following the elections in 2012 the council was governed by a coalition between Labour and a group of some of the Independents. Labour is the largest political group within the council with 34 members, followed by the Independent Alliance (14), Conservatives (6), Independents (6), the Liberal Democrats (5), and the New Independents"
"(5). The county borough is divided into 57 electoral wards returning 70 councillors. Few communities in Flintshire are coterminous with electoral wards. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*': Flintshire County Council Flintshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the present-day Welsh administrative county of Flintshire (not to be confused with the historic Flintshire), one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales. Elections take place every four years. The last election was on 4 May 2017. Following the elections in 2012 the council was governed"
"come together with Coleg Cambria to form the Deeside Consortium. Flintshire Flintshire () is a principal area of Wales, known as a county. It was created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. It is in north-east Wales, bordering the English county of Cheshire to the east, Denbighshire to the west and Wrexham County Borough to the south. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire which has notably different borders. Flintshire is considered part of the Welsh Marches and formed part of the historic Earldom of Chester and Flint. The county is governed by Flintshire County Council. The"
"Flintshire, Llangollen District, Vale of Clwyd (Denbighshire) and Wrexham. The former National Scout camp Brynbach is situated in Denbighshire near the village of Saron. There is a Scout Shop situated at the Wrexham District Scout Headquarters. The County Camp Site, Gladstone Training Centre and John Clarke House, is located between Hawarden and Broughton. The Area covers the Unitary Authority boundaries of the City and County of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. There are three Scout Districts: Afan Nedd, Cwm Newydd and Swansea and Gower. The Area has four Scout Districts, coterminous with unitary authorities of the same name: Blaenau Gwent,"
"Flint Castle Flint Castle () located in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales. The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales. The castle was only one day's march from Chester, supplies could be brought along the River Dee and there was by a ford across to England that could be used at low tide. Building work began in 1277 initially under Richard L'Engenour, who would later become Mayor of Chester in 1304. The castle and its earthworks were built by 1,800 laborers and"
"Cymru Alliance. Brian Fell's sculpture footplate can be seen at Flint railway station. Initially it was thought to be an imitation of the famous Monty Python foot drawn by Terry Gilliam. The library, leisure centre (renamed in 2012 as the Jade Jones Pavilion) and the town centre have been renovated. Flint Retail Park has also expanded and now Flint is the only town in Flintshire with a Sainsbury's supermarket. A lifeboat station was established in Flint in 1966, and is run by the RNLI. The lifeboat operates both inshore and inland. Flint, Flintshire Flint () is a town and community"
"The administrative headquarters is in Poulton-le-Fylde. The borough is a constituent part of Lancashire County Council. Although Wyre Council has an overwhelming Conservative majority (forty out of a total of fifty five councillors), all thirteen of Fleetwood's councillors belong to Labour. Prior to 1974, Fleetwood had been a municipal borough since 1933, and from 1894 to 1933, an urban district. The town is divided into five wards, Mount, Pharos, Warren, Park and Rossall. A Fleetwood parish council (known as Fleetwood Town Council) was established following a referendum in June 2009. The boundaries of the parish are coterminous with the boundary"
"the Kingdom of England. Flintshire remained in existence until 1974 when it was merged with Denbighshire and Edeyrnion Rural District to form the administrative county of Clwyd. Clwyd was abolished 22 years later and Flintshire reorganised in its present form in 1996. However, some parts of the historic country are not included within the present boundaries of Flintshire: significantly English Maelor was incorporated into Wrexham County Borough, and St Asaph, Prestatyn and Rhyl into Denbighshire. The current administrative area of Flintshire (a unitary authority) came into existence in 1996, when the former administrative county of Clwyd was split into three"
"Flintshire Bridge The Flintshire Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Dee Estuary in North Wales. The bridge links Flint and Connah's Quay to the shore north of the River Dee at the southern end of the Wirral Peninsula. The bridge cost £55million to construct. This cost was met by the then Welsh Office and in the future, maintenance costs are expected to be the responsibility of the local authority Flintshire County Council. The bridge was officially opened in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II. It carries part of the A548 road and has been nicknamed 'the bridge to nowhere' by"
"North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 at the 2011 census. There are three significant towns: Scunthorpe, the administrative centre, Brigg and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire was formed following the abolition of Humberside County Council in 1996, when four unitary authorities replaced it, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, on the south bank of the river Humber, and the East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank. It is home to the Haxey Hood, a traditional event which takes place in Haxey on 6 January, a large"
"too large to be transported by air, use a multi-modal transport using Flintshire's roads, the River Dee and the port of Mostyn, also in Flintshire. Flintshire is also known for its internet companies, the largest and most well known being Moneysupermarket.com based in Ewloe. Flintshire included much of the North Wales Coalfield, with the last colliery at Point of Ayr closing in 1996. Flintshire is home to Shotwick Solar Park, the largest Solar array in the UK, built on the south west edge of the Wirral Peninsula. It has a maximum generating capacity of 45 MW. Flintshire was home to"
"Flintshire (historic) Flintshire (), also known as the County of Flint, is one of Wales' thirteen historic counties, and a former administrative county (and a vice-county). It mostly lies on the north-east coast of Wales. Flintshire is notable as having one of the few large county exclaves (an area known as ""English Maelor"" or ""Maelor Saesneg"") to survive the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844. The administrative county of Flint was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, becoming part of the new administrative area of Clwyd. The exclaves became part of Wrexham Maelor district – other"
"Borough of Fylde The Borough of Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde plain, after which it is named. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. Some council departments, including Planning and an office of the Registrar, were previously located in Wesham, but in 2007 these offices were transferred to the ownership of the NHS North Lancashire Primary Care Trust and have since been replaced by a new housing development. The population of the Non-metropolitan district at the 2011 census was 75,757. Fylde borough was formed under the Local"
"2007 host town of the event. The Urdd Eisteddfod was held in Flint in 2016. <br><br> Flint is within the British parliamentary constituency of Delyn and is represented by Labour MP David Hanson. The town is part of the Welsh Assembly constituency of Delyn. At local government level, Flint is a community administered by Flintshire County Council. 18% of the local population self identified themselves as Welsh, although the census had no tick box allowing them to do so. (source: 2001 Census). In 2011 Welsh identity was included and 57.1% stated they had Welsh, Welsh and British or other combined"
"Flag of Flintshire The Flintshire flag () is the flag of the county of Flint. A campaign was launched in September 2012 to have the flag recognised by the Flag Institute, and it was formally adopted on 24 February 2015. The flag is the banner of the arms anachronistically attributed to Edwin, ruler of the former kingdom of Tegeingl that covered much of the territory of Flintshire. Those arms bore a black engrailed fleury cross (i.e. a cross capped with fleur-de-lis ends and ""scalloped"" edges) on a white field between four choughs, a bird once likely to have been widespread"
"Flint Mountain Flint Mountain (Welsh: Mynydd Y Fflint) is a small village seated in Flintshire, North Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. Points of interest include the Coach and Horses pub, and recently developed football club Flint Mountain FC, who have been able to acquire star striker Sean Williams of 'Woostback' fame. Sean has however severely disappointed in his short stint at the club, plundering a measly 3 goals in 43 appearances. However, he refuses to be dropped, occasionally"
"at Tulliallan in Fife. Three Area Commands; Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire relate to the three Councils within the force area. Stirling (Force HQ) and Bannockburn. Stirling Sub-Area Command: Aberfoyle, Arnprior, Balfron, Blanefield, Bridge of Allan, Callander, Crianlarich, Drymen, Dunblane, Killin and Lochearnhead. Falkirk Sub-Area Command: Bainsford, Camelon and Falkirk (HQ). Denny Sub-Area Command: Denny (HQ) and Stenhousemuir. Grangemouth Sub-Area Command: Bo'ness, Grangemouth (HQ) and Maddiston. Alloa (HQ), Tillicoultry and Tullibody. Central Scotland Police Central Scotland Police was the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire (the former Central region). The headquarters of the"
"Hope, Flintshire Hope () is a small village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles / 4.5 km from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn, and less than 5 miles from Wrexham. Hope is one of several villages including Caergwrle, Abermorddu and Cefn-y-bedd which together form the community. At the 2001 Census, community the population was 2,522, increasing to 4,224 at the 2011 Census partly due to boundary changes. One of the major features in the area is Hope Mountain (""Mynydd yr Hob""), to the west of the village. ""Yr"
"Flint Cross Flint Cross is a hamlet and a crossroads in the South Cambridgeshire District, in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It is located at the crossroads of the A505 road and the B1368 road, which leads north to Fowlmere and south to Barley. Nearby settlements include the town of Royston and the villages of Fowlmere and Duxford. The milestone at Flint Cross, installed in 1731, is Grade II listed. It has a benchmark inscribed on the side for which the elevation is 39.9693 metres above mean sea level. It is one of a series of milestones running from Cambridge"
"site's outer bailey was used as Flintshire's County Jail. A quarry also operated nearby. Flint Castle, which has been managed as public monument for 90 years, is now maintained by Cadw, a Welsh-government body that protects, conserves and promotes the building heritage of Wales. Access is free and via a path. Most parts of the castle, such as the isolated keep, are open to the public. In mid August 2009, the agency temporarily closed Flint Castle to the public because of problems with anti-social behaviour. Cadw said youths were drinking on the site and vandalising the castle. In 1838 J."
"Fleetwood Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde, with a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal landowner Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, High Sheriff and MP, conceived an ambitious plan to re-develop the town to make it a busy seaport and railway spur. He commissioned the distinguished Victorian architect Decimus Burton to design a number of substantial civic buildings, including two lighthouses. Hesketh-Fleetwood's transport terminus schemes failed to materialise. The town expanded greatly in the first half of the 20th century with the growth"
"Shotton, Flintshire Shotton is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, lying within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, adjoining Connah's Quay, near the border with England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Chester and can be reached by road from the A548. The name probably derives from Anglo-Saxon ""Scēot-tūn"" = ""farmstead on or near a steep slope"". At the 2011 Census Shotton had a population of 6,663. Founded by Anglo-Saxons, the town grew from the eighteenth century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland. Shotton also became a railway junction. Although known as Shotton"
"operations, green energy, logistics, agriculture and food processing are important elements of the areas employment profile. North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 at the 2011 census. There are three significant towns: Scunthorpe, the administrative centre, Brigg and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire was formed following the abolition of Humberside County Council in 1996, when four unitary authorities replaced it, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, on the south bank of the river Humber, and the East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank. It is home to"
"Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency) Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which generally returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons, latterly that of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. From its creation in 1542 until 1918, the constituency consisted of the historic county of Flintshire in north-east Wales. The seat should not be confused with the borough constituency of Flint or that of Flint Boroughs, which together existed from the 16th century until 1918. In 1889 an administrative county of Flintshire was created. This"
"and Mott Community College. The Flint Police Department (a.k.a. Flint PD or FPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in the city, led by Chief Tim Johnson. In recent decades, it has faced significant downsizing due to population decline and the ongoing economic depression in the city. Between 2008 and 2010, mayor Dayne Walling reduced the number of patrol-level police officers from 208 to 67. The total number of police officer positions fell by 141, due to a combination of layoffs, resignations, and retirements On September 28, 2011, the Flint Police Department was awarded $1,225,638 from the Department of Justice's"
"to Liverpool via the Wirral Peninsula. Hope has a library, a sports centre and football, cricket and rugby union clubs. In 2017, work began on a community project to build a replica of a Roman Fort in a disused quarry in the village. The project known as ""Park in the Past"" is set to become a centre for education and leisure activities An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 2,605 at the 2011 census. Hope, Flintshire Hope () is a small village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately"
"in Wales Act (1536), these three Lordships were merged into Flintshire. Flintshire (historic) Flintshire (), also known as the County of Flint, is one of Wales' thirteen historic counties, and a former administrative county (and a vice-county). It mostly lies on the north-east coast of Wales. Flintshire is notable as having one of the few large county exclaves (an area known as ""English Maelor"" or ""Maelor Saesneg"") to survive the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844. The administrative county of Flint was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, becoming part of the new administrative area of"
"a thriving Steel industry with many of the local communities and homes being built around this sector. This came to an end in 2018 when the counties largest former British Steel plant which had been sold to TATA Steel closed down with a loss of 6,500 jobs in North Wales. On 19 November 2004, Flintshire was granted Fairtrade County status. Flintshire County Council is the Local Education Authority of Flintshire. It runs 72 primary schools, 2 special schools and 11 secondary schools. Six of the primary schools and one comprehensive are Welsh medium schools. Four of the secondary schools have"
"Connah's Quay Connah's Quay () known locally as ""The Quay"" is a community and the largest town in Flintshire, lying within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, near the border with England. It is located west of Chester and can be reached by road from the A548, by rail from the nearby Shotton railway station, and also is on the National Cycle Network Route 5. It is also lies just south of Deeside Industrial Park, one of the largest such complexes in the region. The major part of Tata steelworks is also on the town's border on the north"
"Tattenhoe and Snelshall). At the 2001 Census, the population of the Sub-area was 47,176. Bletchley Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated in the south-west of Milton Keynes, and is split between the civil parishes of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley. Bletchley is best known for Bletchley Park, the headquarters of Britain's World War II codebreaking organisation, and now a major tourist attraction. The National Museum of Computing is also located on the Park. The town name is Anglo-Saxon and means ""Blæcca's clearing"". It was first recorded"
"Bretton, Flintshire Bretton is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the west of the city of Chester, near the border with Cheshire, England. Along with the nearby village of Broughton, the population was 5,791 at the 2001 Census. The placename Bretton is probably derived from the Old Norse (ON) ""Bretar"" 'relating to the Britons (historical), the Welsh (people)' and the Old English language (OE) ""tūn"" 'farm or estate' The original settlers in Bretton were Viking welshmen, possibly second or third generation expatriates, distinctive in origin, culture, dress, accent or speech, who may well have called themselves, or"