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Saltney
Saltney
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester;
Ceremonial county	Cheshire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	City of Chester;
	List of places UK England Cheshire

Saltney
Saltney
	Saltney High Street
	Saltney Location within Flintshire
Population	5,452 ; (2020 Estimate)
OS grid reference	SJ375645
Principal area	Flintshire;
Preserved county	Clwyd;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH4
Dialling code	01244
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Alyn and Deeside;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Alyn and Deeside;
	List of places UK Wales Flintshire 53°10′44″N 2°55′19″W / 53.179°N 2.922°W

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Saltney is a cross-border town, split between Flintshire, Wales and Cheshire, England. The town is intersected by the England–Wales border, with its larger part being a community of Wales in the historic county of Clwyd. The town forms part of Chester's built-up area^[1] and is around 5 miles from Deeside.

Saltney is located next to the River Dee. In the 2001 census the population of the town was 4,769,^[2] rising to 5,132 at the time of the 2011 census.^[3]

Location

Higher Saltney, known locally as "Top Saltney" is in Chester, Cheshire. The Welsh sector of the community is known as Saltney.^[4] The England–Wales border runs down the middle of Boundary Lane, the only urban street in England and Wales where this happens.^[5] Houses on the west side of the street are in the Flintshire County Council area and in the North Wales Police jurisdiction, while those on the east side are in the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority area and in the Cheshire Police jurisdiction.^[5] The west side is in the Alyn and Deeside parliamentary constituency and the east is in the City of Chester electoral division.

History

Saltney's name is derived from the former salt marshes by the River Dee on which it is built. 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 over 5,000. Saltney Ferry railway station was open between 1891 and 1962.

Saltney was a location for shipbuilding and in particular chain-making and the manufacture of anchors. The firm Henry Wood & Company was first to establish an engineering works on the west bank of the Dee in 1847, with further industrial development continuing into the 1880s.^[6]^[7] Henry Wood's legacy is implemented with Wood Memorial CP School being named after him.

Amenities

There is a public house called The City Arms in Higher Saltney. Hanging outside was a sign "The Last Pub In England" and on the other side it read "The First Pub In England". This sign was taken down some years ago. Other amenities in Saltney include the Corner Pin public house, a post office, Saltney Business Centre, St David's Retail Park and the Asda and Morrisons supermarkets.

Saltney has three primary schools, St Anthony's Catholic Primary, Saltney Ferry C.P. and Wood Memorial. St David's High School is the local secondary school for students from the surrounding areas.

The Anglican parish church is St Mark's which is in Higher Saltney. On the High Street can be found St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and Saltney Methodist Church.

There is a community centre in the centre of Saltney which is regularly used by children's groups as well as being surrounded by fields where football tournaments are often held. The Community Centre is also home to Saltney Town FC who formed in 2010.

References

^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Chester built up area (K05000008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Saltney Parish (Community) (00NJ028)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Saltney Parish (Community) (W04000206)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Lache Park (Ward Profile)" (PDF). Chester City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
^ ^a ^b The One Show, BBC TV, 6 August 2009
^ Roger Swift, ed. (1996). Victorian Chester: Essays in Social History, 1830-1900. Liverpool University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-85323-661-5. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ C P Lewis, A T Thacker, ed. (2003). "Late Georgian and Victorian Chester 1762-1914: The economy, 1841-70, reorientation and boom". A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography. British History Online. pp. 177–185. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

External links

Photos of Saltney and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk

[builtuparea_pop-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Chester built up area (K05000008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[2] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Saltney Parish (Community) (00NJ028)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[3] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Saltney Parish (Community) (W04000206)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[4] "Lache Park (Ward Profile)" (PDF). Chester City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2007.

[OneShow6Aug09-5] The One Show, BBC TV, 6 August 2009

[6] Roger Swift, ed. (1996). Victorian Chester: Essays in Social History, 1830-1900. Liverpool University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-85323-661-5. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[7] C P Lewis, A T Thacker, ed. (2003). "Late Georgian and Victorian Chester 1762-1914: The economy, 1841-70, reorientation and boom". A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography. British History Online. pp. 177–185. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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 <!--start of article-->
-'''Faltney Serry''' is a cross-border town, split between [[Flintshire|Flintshire, Wales]] and [[Cheshire|Cheshire, England]]. The town is intersected by the [[England–Wales border]], with its larger part being a [[Community (Wales)|community of Wales]] in the historic county of [[Clwyd]]. The town forms part of [[Chester]]'s built-up area<ref name=builtuparea_pop>{{NOMIS2011 |id=K05000008|title=Chester built up area |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> and is around 5 miles from [[Deeside]].
+'''Saltney''' is a cross-border town, split between [[Flintshire|Flintshire, Wales]] and [[Cheshire|Cheshire, England]]. The town is intersected by the [[England–Wales border]], with its larger part being a [[Community (Wales)|community of Wales]] in the historic county of [[Clwyd]]. The town forms part of [[Chester]]'s built-up area<ref name=builtuparea_pop>{{NOMIS2011 |id=K05000008|title=Chester built up area |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> and is around 5 miles from [[Deeside]].
-Faltney Serry is located next to the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]]. In the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]] the population of the town was 4,769,<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=00NJ028|title=Faltney Serry Parish (Community)|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>  rising to 5,132 at the time of the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=W04000206|title=Faltney Serry Parish (Community)|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>
+Saltney is located next to the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]]. In the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]] the population of the town was 4,769,<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=00NJ028|title=Saltney Parish (Community)|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>  rising to 5,132 at the time of the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=W04000206|title=Saltney Parish (Community)|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>
 ==Location==
-'''Higher Faltney Serry''', known locally as "Top Faltney Serry" is in [[Chester]], Cheshire. The Welsh sector of the community is known as '''Faltney Serry'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chester.gov.uk/PDF/Neighbourhood-Profile-Lache-Park-Summary-Mk-4.pdf|archive-url=https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20081110130707/http://www.chester.gov.uk/PDF/Neighbourhood-Profile-Lache-Park-Summary-Mk-4.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2008|title=Lache Park (Ward Profile)|publisher=Chester City Council|access-date=30 November 2007}}</ref>
+'''Higher Saltney''', known locally as "Top Saltney" is in [[Chester]], Cheshire. The Welsh sector of the community is known as '''Saltney'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chester.gov.uk/PDF/Neighbourhood-Profile-Lache-Park-Summary-Mk-4.pdf|archive-url=https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20081110130707/http://www.chester.gov.uk/PDF/Neighbourhood-Profile-Lache-Park-Summary-Mk-4.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2008|title=Lache Park (Ward Profile)|publisher=Chester City Council|access-date=30 November 2007}}</ref>
 The [[England–Wales border]] runs down the middle of Boundary Lane, the only urban street in England and Wales where this happens.<ref name="OneShow6Aug09">''[[The One Show]]'', [[BBC TV]], 6 August 2009</ref> Houses on the west side of the street are in the [[Flintshire County Council]] area and in the [[North Wales Police]] jurisdiction, while those on the east side are in the [[Cheshire West and Chester]] unitary authority area and in the [[Cheshire Police]] jurisdiction.<ref name="OneShow6Aug09"/>
 The west side is in the [[Alyn and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]] parliamentary constituency and the east is in the [[City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Chester]] electoral division.
 ==History==
-Faltney Serry's name is derived from the former [[salt marsh]]es by the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]] on which it is built. Once the terminus of [[Sir John Glynne's Canal]], Faltney Serry grew in the late nineteenth century and through the twentieth century to its present population of over 5,000. [[Faltney Serry Ferry railway station]] was open between 1891 and 1962.
+Saltney's name is derived from the former [[salt marsh]]es by the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]] on which it is built. 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 over 5,000. [[Saltney Ferry railway station]] was open between 1891 and 1962.
-Faltney Serry was a location for shipbuilding and in particular chain-making and the manufacture of [[anchor]]s. The firm Henry Wood & Company was first to establish an engineering works on the west bank of the Dee in 1847, with further industrial development continuing into the 1880s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GOjt7Rycb_YC&q=%22henry+wood%22+Faltney Serry&pg=PA26 |title=Victorian Chester: Essays in Social History, 1830-1900|pages=26|editor=Roger Swift|publisher=Liverpool University Press|isbn=0-85323-661-5|date=1996|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol5/pt1/pp177-185 |title=Late Georgian and Victorian Chester 1762-1914: The economy, 1841-70, reorientation and boom|work=A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography|editor=C P Lewis, A T Thacker|date=2003|pages=177–185|publisher=British History Online|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>
+Saltney was a location for shipbuilding and in particular chain-making and the manufacture of [[anchor]]s. The firm Henry Wood & Company was first to establish an engineering works on the west bank of the Dee in 1847, with further industrial development continuing into the 1880s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GOjt7Rycb_YC&q=%22henry+wood%22+saltney&pg=PA26 |title=Victorian Chester: Essays in Social History, 1830-1900|pages=26|editor=Roger Swift|publisher=Liverpool University Press|isbn=0-85323-661-5|date=1996|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol5/pt1/pp177-185 |title=Late Georgian and Victorian Chester 1762-1914: The economy, 1841-70, reorientation and boom|work=A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography|editor=C P Lewis, A T Thacker|date=2003|pages=177–185|publisher=British History Online|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>
 Henry Wood's legacy is implemented with Wood Memorial CP School being named after him.
 ==Amenities==
-There is a public house called The City Arms in Higher Faltney Serry. Hanging outside was a sign "The Last Pub In England" and on the other side it read "The First Pub In England". This sign was taken down some years ago. Other amenities in Faltney Serry include the Corner Pin public house, a post office, Faltney Serry Business Centre, St David's Retail Park and the [[Asda]] and [[Morrisons]] supermarkets.
+There is a public house called The City Arms in Higher Saltney. Hanging outside was a sign "The Last Pub In England" and on the other side it read "The First Pub In England". This sign was taken down some years ago. Other amenities in Saltney include the Corner Pin public house, a post office, Saltney Business Centre, St David's Retail Park and the [[Asda]] and [[Morrisons]] supermarkets.
-Faltney Serry has three primary schools, St Anthony's Catholic Primary, Faltney Serry Ferry C.P. and Wood Memorial. St David's High School is the local secondary school for students from the surrounding areas.
+Saltney has three primary schools, St Anthony's Catholic Primary, Saltney Ferry C.P. and Wood Memorial. St David's High School is the local secondary school for students from the surrounding areas.
-The Anglican parish church is [[St Mark's Church, Faltney Serry|St Mark's]] which is in Higher Faltney Serry. On the High Street can be found St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and Faltney Serry Methodist Church.
+The Anglican parish church is [[St Mark's Church, Saltney|St Mark's]] which is in Higher Saltney. On the High Street can be found St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and Saltney Methodist Church.
-There is a community centre in the centre of Faltney Serry which is regularly used by children's groups as well as being surrounded by fields where football tournaments are often held. The Community Centre is also home to [[Faltney Serry Town FC]] who formed in 2010.
+There is a community centre in the centre of Saltney which is regularly used by children's groups as well as being surrounded by fields where football tournaments are often held. The Community Centre is also home to [[Saltney Town FC]] who formed in 2010.
 ==See also==
-*[[St Matthew's Church, Faltney Serry]]
+*[[St Matthew's Church, Saltney]]
 *[[Sealand, Flintshire]], a nearby area of farmland reclaimed from the Dee estuary.
 *[[Chester Corporation Tramways]] former tramway to [[Chester railway station|Chester station]]
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 == External links ==
-{{Commons category|Faltney Serry}}
+{{Commons category|Saltney}}
-*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=6599251 Photos of Faltney Serry and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk]
+*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=6599251 Photos of Saltney and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk]
 {{Flintshire}}

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Principal settlements	Bagillt Buckley Caerwys Deeside (Connah's Quay Queensferry Saltney Shotton) Flint Holywell Mold
Towns and villages	Abermorddu Afonwen Alltami Aston Park Bretton Broughton Bryn-y-Baal Brynford Cadole Caergwrle Calcoed Carmel Cefn-y-Bedd Cilcain Coed Talon Cymau Drury Ewloe Ffrith Flint Mountain Ffynnongroew Greenfield Gronant Glyncorrwg Gwaenysgor Gwernaffield Gwernymynydd Halkyn Hawarden Holway Higher Kinnerton Hope Leeswood Llanfynydd Llanasa Leadmill Mancot Mostyn Mynydd Isa Nannerch Nercwys Northop Northop Hall Oakenholt Pantasaph Pantymwyn Pentre Halkyn Penyffordd (Buckley) Pen-y-Ffordd (Holywell) Penymynydd Pontblyddyn Rhosesmor Rhes-y-Cae Rhydymwyn Sandycroft Sealand Soughton/Sychdyn Saltney Ferry Talacre Trelawnyd Trelogan Treuddyn Whitford Ysceifiog
Geography	Alyn Gorge Bretton Bridge Caerwys Rectory Clwydian Range Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB Dee Estuary Flintshire Bridge The Gop Greenfield Valley Heritage Park Moel Famau Moel y Gaer Moel y Parc Mostyn Colliery Nant-y-Ffrith Ogof Nadolig Point of Ayr Point of Ayr Gas Terminal River Alyn River Cegidog River Dee River Terrig Talacre Beach Wepre Park
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Rivers	Bollin Croco Dane Dean Dee Gowy Goyt Mersey Weaver Waldron Wheelock
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