Place details
Place nameFlint
Other namesY Fflint
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude53.25
Longitude-3.117
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on rocky site beside Dee Estuary on coastal route into North Wales; Edward I built castle here in his conquest of Wales; town in bastide grid plan grew up around castle, & castle was destroyed in 1647; has been coal-mining center in 20th cen.