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	County Town: Mold County Population: 145,000 (estimate)
	Flintshire is a relatively small county with an area of 437 sq km (169 sq miles), sandwiched between Denbighshire in Wales and Cheshire in England. The county is largely low-lying, but the Clwydian Range of mountains rises to the west, Moel Famau reaching a height of 556 m (1,820 feet) on the border with Denbighshire.
	There are many prehistoric remains in Flintshire, and the Romans conquered the area in the 2nd century AD. After the departure of the Romans in about 400 AD, the region witnessed extensive conflict between the Welsh and the English. When Offa's Dyke was constructed in the 8th century as a defence for the English Kingdom of Mercia against the Welsh, the territory that is now Flintshire was on the Mercian side of the dyke. The Normans arrived in the late 11th and early 12th centuries, but it was not until the end of the 13th century that Edward I of England finally subdued the Welsh.
	Coal mining and textiles where mainstays of the economy, but they have now been replaced by service industries, engineering, light manufacturing and tourism. There are many castles to visit in the area, including the ruins of Flint Castle and Ewloe Castle. The Clwydian Range is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the Loggerheads Country Park near Mold, comprising 28 hectares (70 acres) of parkland, is noted for the richness of its birdlife.
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