Deeside
Sign in to saveDeeside () is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee that flows from neighbouring Chester into the Dee Estuary. These include Connah's Quay, Shotton, Queensferry, Aston, Garden City, Sealand, Broughton, Bretton, Hawarden, Ewloe, Mancot, Pentre, Saltney and Sandycroft. The population is around 50,000, with a plurality (17,500) living in Connah's Quay.
Key facts
- UK place.welsh_name
- Glannau Dyfrdwy
- UK place.static_image_name
- Deeside and Dee Estuary.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Aerial view of Deeside and the Dee Estuary
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- DeesideBUA.png
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Map of the Buckley Built-up Area (BUA) covering most of Deeside in Wales, with their labelled subdivisions.
- UK place.postcode_area
- CH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01244
- UK place.post_town
- CHESTER/DEESIDE
- UK place.population
- 53,568
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.type
- Cross-border conurbation
- UK place.country
- Wales & England
- UK place.constituency_westminster1
- Alyn and Deeside
- UK place.constituency_westminster2
- City of Chester
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Alyn and Deeside
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- conurbation
- Named after
- River Dee
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Flintshire
- Population
- 53568
- Image
- Flintshire bridge.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- historic county
- Flintshire
- P12749
- August Schmarsow
- Commons category
- Deeside
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
On the map
2 mapped locations