Flint Mountain

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Flint Mountain
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The Coach & Horses Inn public house, Flint Mountain
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Flint Mountain
Location within Flintshire
Population1,985 (2006 Info) [1]
OS grid reference SJ239701
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FLINT
Postcode district CH6
Dialling code 01352
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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UK
Wales
Flintshire
53°13′23″N3°08′24″W / 53.223°N 3.140°W / 53.223; -3.140

Flint Mountain (Welsh : Mynydd-y-Fflint) is a small village seated in Flintshire, North Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. Points of interest include the Coach and Horses pub, and recently developed football club Flint Mountain FC (now named Halkyn & Flint Mountain F.C.). In mid-2006, the population of Flint Mountain was 1,958. [1]

On clear days to the north and east, The Wirral can be seen.

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References

  1. 1 2 2006 Info: Flint Mountain, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 30 June 2008