Flint: Flintshire Castle Town on the Dee Estuary and the First of Edward I's Iron Ring
Flint (Y Fflint in Welsh) is a town in Flintshire, on the south bank of the Dee Estuary in northeast Wales, about 12 miles west of Chester. The population is around 13,000. Flint Castle, begun in 1277 by Edward I, was the first of the chain of fortifications built during the conquest of Wales. The castle's unusual Great Tower, or donjon, stands detached from the main structure on a separate platform within the moat. It was at Flint that Richard II met Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV) in 1399 before being taken to London and deposed, an event dramatised in Shakespeare's "Richard II." The castle is now managed by Cadw, the Welsh government's historic environment service. Flint was one of the earliest chartered boroughs in Wales, receiving its charter along with the castle.
Flint station is on the North Wales Coast Line, with Transport for Wales services to Chester in about 15 minutes and to Holyhead in roughly two hours. The A548 coast road runs through, and the A55 expressway (Euroroute E22) is about three miles to the south, providing fast access to Chester, the M56, and the English motorway network to the east, and to Bangor and Anglesey to the west. Connah's Quay, Mold, and Holywell are nearby towns. Criminal law is not devolved to the Welsh Senedd, so England and Wales law applies throughout. For those exploring adult companionship in the Flintshire area, Flint's rail link to Chester and proximity to the A55 put the wider region within reach.
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Flint (Y Fflint in Welsh) is a town in Flintshire, on the south bank of the Dee Estuary in northeast Wales, about 12 miles west of Chester. The population is around 13,000. Flint Castle, begun in 1277 by Edward I, was the first of the chain of fortifications built during the conquest of Wales. The castle's unusual Great Tower, or donjon, stands detached from the main structure on a separate platform within the moat. It was at Flint that Richard II met Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV) in 1399 before being taken to London and deposed, an event dramatised in Shakespeare's "Richard II." The castle is now managed by Cadw, the Welsh government's historic environment service. Flint was one of the earliest chartered boroughs in Wales, receiving its charter along with the castle.
Flint station is on the North Wales Coast Line, with Transport for Wales services to Chester in about 15 minutes and to Holyhead in roughly two hours. The A548 coast road runs through, and the A55 expressway (Euroroute E22) is about three miles to the south, providing fast access to Chester, the M56, and the English motorway network to the east, and to Bangor and Anglesey to the west. Connah's Quay, Mold, and Holywell are nearby towns. Criminal law is not devolved to the Welsh Senedd, so England and Wales law applies throughout. For those exploring adult companionship in the Flintshire area, Flint's rail link to Chester and proximity to the A55 put the wider region within reach.
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