Saltney
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| Saltney | |
  Saltney shown within the United Kingdom |
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| Population | 4,769 (2001)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Flintshire |
| Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH4 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Alyn and Deeside |
| Welsh Assembly | Alyn and Deeside |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Flintshire | |
Saltney is a small town in Flintshire, North Wales. It is immediately to the west of the border with Cheshire in England and forms part of the Chester urban area.
Higher Saltney (part of the area known locally as Saltney) is in Chester, Cheshire, with the Welsh sector of the community known more specifically as Saltney Town.[2]
The name is derived from the former salt marshes on which it is built, lying on the River Dee. Once the terminus of Sir John Glynne's Canal, Saltney grew in the late nineteenth century and through the twentieth century to its present population of 4,769 at the 2001 census.[1] Saltney is partly in England and partly in Wales, and there is a public house called The City Arms in Higher Saltney. Hanging outside is a sign "The Last Pub In England" and on the other side it reads "The First Pub In England." The intention being for people to notice whichever way they pass the pub.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Saltney. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2007
- ^ Lache Park (Ward Profile). Chester City Council. Retrieved 30 November 2007
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