Connah's Quay
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| Connah's Quay | |
| Welsh: Cei Connah | |
  Connah's Quay shown within the United Kingdom |
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| Population | 16,526 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Flintshire |
| Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEESIDE |
| Postcode district | CH5 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Alyn and Deeside |
| Welsh Assembly | Alyn and Deeside, North Wales |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Flintshire | |
Connah's Quay (Welsh: Cei Connah) is the largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the River Dee, near the border with England. It can be accessed by road from the A550, by rail from the nearby Shotton station and also lies on the National Cycle Network Route 5. It is situated near the region's industrial centre - Deeside Industrial Park, home to three power stations. The major part of Corus Steelworks lies on the town's border on the north bank of the River Dee. Wepre Woods, an ancient woodland in the town, is controlled by the County Council's Rangers and includes Ewloe Castle which dates from the 13th century.
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[edit] History
The town's name is believed to have to come from a former landlord of "The Old Quay House", a public house which still lies on the docks in what is now the west side of the town. The docks became known as "Connah's Quay" some time after the 1860s. The dock itself was connected by the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway to the nearby town of Buckley, chiefly to transport fire-clay and pottery products. It grew from this small port which included a shipyard and now encompasses the former hamlets of Wepre, Kelsterton and Golftyn.
[edit] Governance
Connah's Quay has a town council of twenty members.
[edit] Education
Schools in Connah's Quay include Connah's Quay High School, Bryn Deva Primary, Wepre Primary, Dee road, Custom House Lane Primary and Golftyn Primary.
Further education is provided by Deeside College, formerly Kelsterton College, and by the sixth form in Connah's Quay High School as part of Deeside Consortium.
[edit] Community
In the last decade several large housing developments have been built in Connah's Quay and the town has a booming property market, with houseprices steadily increasing the town appears to have finally shaken the effects of the mass redundancies from major employers in the 1970s and 1980's.
Although never used historically[citation needed], the Welsh translation for Connah's Quay is Cei Connah, which has recently been incorporated into signage of the area.
[edit] Public houses
- Cross Keys
- Gillespies
- Halfway House
- Hare and Hounds
- Castle Inn/Hendys
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- The Custom House
- The Boathouse
- The Swan
- The Old Quay house
- Red Hall
- The Ship
- Wepre Inn
[edit] Sport
The town is home to the North Wales indoor athletics centre and athletics track which is used for Connah's Quay Nomads F.C.. It is also home to Connah's Quay Cricket Club. The swimming baths have recently been refurbished.
[edit] Cultural references
Wepre Brook is heard at the beginning of the Stone Roses album Second Coming[specify]. The Roses were at the time recording in nearby Ewloe.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Robb, J (1997). The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop. Ebury Press, p198.
