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Sealand, Flintshire, is a community and a town in north-east Wales, it is to the west of the city of Chester, England, It has a population of around 2,640 people.

The area runs close to Blacon, with roads that lead to Connah's Quay and Hawarden.

Airfield
RAF Sealand was originally a civilian airfield and was taken over by the military in 1916 for training. No 30 Maintenance unit was formed there in 1939. In 1951 the base was taken over by the United States Air Force, and handed back to the RAF in 1957.

As a result of defence cuts announced in 2004 RAF Sealand was closed in April 2006

The Welsh language name for Sealand is Gwlad y Mor.


Sealand - From 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' (1849)
SEALAND, a township, in the parish of Hawarden, union of Great Boughton, hundred of Mold, county of Flint, North Wales, 2½ miles (N. by E.) from Hawarden; containing 339 inhabitants. It formerly was included in the extensive maritime waste called Saltney Marsh, which composed the upper part of the estuary of the river Dee, and extended between the counties of Flint and Chester; but in 1732, Nathaniel Kenderley and Co., subsequently constituted "the River Dee Company," obtained an act of parliament for cutting a canal from Chester through the marsh, and so forming a new channel for the river. This object they accomplished in 1737, and thus upwards of eight hundred acres were separated from the southern portion, and formed into a new hamlet, under the name of "Sealand." At different subsequent periods, three thousand acres have been inclosed and added by the same company, and there still remains a considerable portion of marsh land exposed to inundation at high water. For the first part inclosed the company are bound to pay £200 per annum to the lord of the manor of Hawarden and other trustees, who, or any five of them, are to apply that sum to such purposes as they may think necessary; the company also charged themselves with maintaining at all times two ferries across the new channel. The greater portion of the inclosed marsh is now fertile arable land.


 Schools/Colleges in Sealand:
 Sealand C.P. School (Primary)
       Farm Road
       Sealand
       Deeside
       CH5 2HH
 01244 830089



 

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