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Line 58: It also included the ''Lordships'' of [[Mold, Flintshire\|Mold]], [[Hawarden]], [[Mostyn]] and [[Lordship of Hope\|Hope]]. Flintshire is a maritime county bounded to the north by the [[Irish Sea]], to the ~~northeast~~north-east by the Dee estuary, to the east by [[Cheshire]] and to the south and southwest by [[Denbighshire (historic)\|Denbighshire]]. The Maelor Saesneg was bounded on the ~~northwest~~north-west by [[Denbighshire (historic)\|Denbighshire]], on the ~~northeast~~north-east by [[Cheshire]], and on the south by [[Shropshire]]. Flintshire is the smallest [[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]], [[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.

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