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Town in Wales and England

Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished. The town forms part of Chester's built up area 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, rising to 5,132 at the time of the 2011 census.

Higher Saltney, known locally as "Top Saltney" is in Chester, Cheshire. The Welsh sector of the community is known as Saltney, and is known as "Saltney" in Welsh as well. The England–Wales border runs down the middle of Boundary Lane, the only urban street in England and Wales where this happens. 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. 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. Henry Wood's legacy is implemented with Wood Memorial CP School being named after him.

There is a public house called The City Arms in Higher Saltney. 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.