Deeside

For the book, see Deeside (book). For Strathdee or Royal Deeside in Scotland, see River Dee, Aberdeenshire.

Deeside
Cross-border conurbation
Aerial view of Deeside and the Dee Estuary
Map of the Buckley[b] Built-up Area (BUA) covering most of Deeside in Wales, with their labelled subdivisions. [c][1]
Deeside is located in the United Kingdom
Deeside
Deeside
Location within the United Kingdom
Population53,568 (2011 census)[2]
CountryWales & England[a]
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER/DEESIDE
Postcode districtCH
Dialling code01244
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
United Kingdom
53°12′00″N 3°02′00″W / 53.2°N 3.03333°W / 53.2; -3.03333

Deeside[3] (Welsh: Glannau Dyfrdwy) is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee that flows from neighbouring Chester into the Dee Estuary.[4][5] These include Connah's Quay, Shotton, Queensferry, Aston, Garden City, Sealand, Broughton, Bretton, Hawarden, Ewloe, Mancot, Pentre, Saltney[f] and Sandycroft. The population is around 50,000, with a plurality (17,500) living in Connah's Quay.[6]

Deeside is known for its industry, providing jobs for the people of Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales. The biggest employment area in Deeside is Deeside Industrial Park, located on the north bank of the Dee on the southern edge of the Wirral peninsula, which has both historical and contemporary significance,[7] and provides Deeside and the surrounding area with jobs in many different industries from construction to food production. Deeside is also home to steel manufacturer Tata Steel and Toyota's highly advanced engine manufacturing plant.


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  1. ^ "W37 Built-up Area Buckley BUA". statistics.data.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Deeside is made up of the parish of Connah's quay as well as 13 other wards that cover other parts of the conurbation, all of these wards are listed below http://www.ukcensusdata.com/flintshire-w06000005#sthash.EAxGuY47.VfAXHJ3D.dpbs
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBCDeesidePanoramic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference FlintshireChronicleDeesideHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban areas in England and Wales KS01 Usual resident population". Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2012. Estimate formed from population of Connah's Quay/Shotton plus Broughton and Saltney which are the welsh parts of the Chester Urban Area
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBCDeesidePenPicture was invoked but never defined (see the help page).