Connah's Quay

Connah's Quay
High Street, Connah's Quay
Connah's Quay is located in Flintshire
Connah's Quay
Connah's Quay
Location within Flintshire
Population16,771 (2021)[1][2][3][4][5]
OS grid referenceSJ295695
Community
  • Connah's Quay
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDeeside
Postcode districtCH5
Dialling code01244
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
WebsiteCouncil website
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire
53°13′05″N 3°03′25″W / 53.218°N 3.057°W / 53.218; -3.057
St Mark's Church

Connah's Quay (Welsh: Cei Connah), known locally as "The Quay" and formerly known as Wepre, is a town and community in Flintshire, on the River Dee and next to the border with England. With a population of 16,771, it is the largest town in Flintshire. The town is also part of the wider Deeside conurbation and is contiguous with Shotton, Flint and Buckley.

It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Chester and 19 miles (31 km) south of Liverpool also close to the Wirral. Just south of the River Dee and town is the Deeside Industrial Park. Additionally, Tata has a steelworks on the town's border on the north bank of the River Dee. Wepre Woods, an ancient woodland in the town, is controlled by Flintshire County Council's Ranger Service and includes Ewloe Castle which dates from the 13th century.

  1. ^ in the Connah's Quay Community; aggregated from the four electoral wards
  2. ^ "Canol Cei Connah (Connah's Quay Central)". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Cei Connah: Golftyn (Connah's Quay: Golftyn)". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "De Cei Connah (Connah's Quay South)". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Cei Connah: Gwepra (Connah's Quay: Wepre)". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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