Flint (Welsh: Y Fflint) is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee.

[8] Flint is located in north-east Wales, adjoining the estuary of the River Dee, to the north of the town of Mold.

Across the estuary, the Wirral can be seen from Flint and views to the south of the town include Halkyn Mountain.

[9] Edward I began to build Flint Castle in 1277, during his campaign to conquer Wales.

In 1969 Flint hosted the National Eisteddfod, and so the town has a circle of Gorsedd stones in the field adjacent to Gwynedd County Primary School.

In July 2006 the stones were centre stage in the National Eisteddfod Proclamation Ceremony which formally announced Mold as the 2007 host town of the event.

Implementation of the European Union's freedom of movement provisions has led to a noticeable increase in the numbers of Polish-language speakers in Flint.

The Flint accent is frequently misidentified with that of Liverpool, although it has arisen in fact as a unique blending of the speech patterns of the area's Welsh speakers, earlier Irish settlers, and the residents of nearby Cheshire, Wirral, and the wider Merseyside region.

The song is often sung in a drunken, friendly manner to the accompaniment of much hand clapping and revelry.

Initially it was thought to be an imitation of the famous Monty Python foot drawn by Terry Gilliam.

[25] As of February 2023[update] Flint Retail Park was undergoing expansion,[26] The town centre has been the subject of a regeneration scheme which began in 2012.