Coleshill Hundred

The Coleshill Hundred is one of the hundreds of Flintshire, in the centre of the county. The hundred is named after the vill of Coleshill, to the north-west of Flint. It is bounded by the estuary of the River Dee to the north-east; by Prestatyn Hundred to the north-west; by Rhuddlan hundred to the west; and by Mold Hundred to the south. It is the second most-populous of Flintshire's hundreds with a population of 56,015.

It contains the following ancient parishes:

• Cilcain (except Trellynian township)
• Flint
• Halkyn
• Holywell (except Calcot township)
• Northop
• Whitford

References

• William Rees, An Historical Atlas of Wales, Faber, 1959.
• M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967.