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Connah's Quay ((ウェールズ語:Cei Connah)) is a community and the largest town in Flintshire, lying within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, near the border with England. It is located west of Chester and can be reached by road from the A548, by rail from the nearby Shotton railway station, and also is on the National Cycle Network Route 5. It is also lies just south of Deeside Industrial Park, one of the largest such complexes in the region. The major part of Tata steelworks is also on the town's border on the north bank of the River Dee. Wepre Woods, an ancient woodland in the town, is controlled by Flintshire County Council's Ranger Service and includes Ewloe Castle which dates from the 13th century. With a population of approximately 23,000 with Shotton which it is contiguous with, Connah's Quay constitutes just under half of the population of the greater Deeside area. ==Etymology== The original name of the place was New Quay, but due to confusion with other similarly named places, it was renamed some time after 1860. The town's placename is of uncertain origin; among the theories are: * That Connah was an industrialist and one of the principal founders of the dock in the town * From a former landlord of the "Old Quay House", a public house which is still on the docks in what is now the west side of the town. * That Connah was a man who owned a chandlery store on the docks. * From a lady called Mary Connah who used to own the dock, and so when people crossed the River Dee from places opposite, such as Parkgate or Neston, they would ask, "Could you take me to Connah's Quay". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Connah's Quay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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