Flint

Also known as Flint, Wales, Flint, Flintshire, Y Fflint

town in Wales, United Kingdom

Key facts

Population: 13,736 ( 2021 )
Os grid reference: SJ243729
Community: Flint
Principal area: Flintshire
Preserved county: Clwyd
Country: Wales
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Settlements: List Flint Flint Mountain Oakenholt
Post town: FLINT
Postcode district: CH6
Dialling code: 01352
Police: North Wales
Fire: North Wales

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Flint (Welsh: Y Fflint) is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. It is the former county town of Flintshire. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the community of Flint was 12,953, increasing to 13,732 at the 2021 census. The urban area including Holywell and Bagillt had a population of 26,442.

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