Connah's Quay

Statistics
Population:	{{{Population}}}
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for SJ295695
Administration
Principal area:	Flintshire
Nation:	Wales
Other
Police force:	North Wales Police
Ceremonial county:	Clwyd
Historic county:	Flintshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	DEESIDE
Postal district:	CH5
Dialling code:	+44-01244
Politics
UK Parliament:	Alyn and Deeside
European Parliament:	Wales

Connah's Quay (Welsh: Cei Connah) is the largest town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. It grew as a port, and is now an industrial centre, home to three power stations. The major part of Corus Steelworks lies in the town. The town is also home to Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. and Connah's Quay Cricket Club. Swimming baths have recently been refurbished. Wepre Woods, a major green space in Flintshire, is controlled by the County Council's Rangers. Connah's Quay has a town council of twenty members. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole), or the nations of the British Isles (traditionally... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd in north Wales. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Alyn and Deeside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Old Dee Bridge, River Dee, Chester, England (2002) The River Dee (Welsh: Afon Dyfrdwy) is a 70 mile (110 km) long river, which rises in Snowdonia, Wales and discharges to the sea a few miles west of Liverpool. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... Connahs Quay Nomads F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. ...

The town's name is believed to have to come from a former landlord of "The Old Quay House" which lies right on the docks in the town, and the docks soon became known As "Connah's Quay".

Schools in Connah's Quay include Connah's Quay High School, Bryn Deva Primary, Wepre Primary, Custom House Lane Primary and Golftyn Primary.