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Flintshire is a maritime county bounded to the north by the [[Irish Sea]], to the north-east by the Dee estuary, to the east by [[Cheshire]] and to the south and southwest by [[Denbighshire (historic)|Denbighshire]]. The Maelor Saesneg is bounded on the north-west by [[Denbighshire (historic)|Denbighshire]], on the north-east by [[Cheshire]], and on the south by [[Shropshire]].
Flintshire is the smallest [[Historic counties of Wales|historic county]] in Wales. The coast along the Dee estuary is heavily developed by industry and the north coast much developed for [[tourism]]. The Clwydian Mountains occupy much of the west of the county. The highest point is [[Moel Famau]] (1,820 feet / 554 metres). The chief towns are [[Buckley]], [[Connah's Quay]], [[Flint, Wales|Flint]], [[Hawarden]], [[Holywell, Flintshire|Holywell]], [[Mold, Flintshire|Mold]], [[Queensferry, Wales|Queensferry]], and [[Shotton, Flintshire|Shotton]]. The main rivers are the [[River Dee, Wales|Dee]] (the estuary of which forms much of the coast) and the [[River Clwyd|Clwyd]]. The main industries are manufacturing of aircraft components (Airbus), engines (Toyota), paper (Shotton Paper), steel processing (Corus), agriculture and tourism.
Places of special interest include castles in Flint, Hawarden, Rhuddlan and Ewloe, and Wepre Country Park, Connah's Quay.
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