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On 1 April 1996 the existing county and district councils in Wales were abolished and replaced by twenty-two unitary authorities. In north-east Wales four unitary authorities were created - Conwy (initially known as Aberconwy and Colwyn), Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Wrexham. Although Flintshire and Denbighshire have the same names as the historic counties which existed up to 1974, their boundaries are different.
Until 31 March 1996, north-east Wales was served by two record offices, which together formed the Clwyd Record Office. These were the former Flintshire Record Office, at Hawarden, and the former Denbighshire Record Office, at Ruthin. On 1 April 1996, these record offices, with their staff and holdings, were transferred to the new Flintshire and Denbighshire authorities respectively, although some aspects of their work - records management, conservation and computer services - continue to be carried out under joint arrangements. It is expected that some local government records for that part of the old Flintshire which is now in the new Denbighshire authority will be transferred from the Hawarden office to Ruthin.
Conwy and Wrexham have not inherited record offices within their own areas. These authorities will run archive service points, consisting of microfilms of documents of local interest, and may operate their own records management systems. Archives relating to these areas will remain for the present in the existing record offices. Both the Conwy and the Wrexham authorities intend to make further provision for archives in due course.
[The above is the English language text of a bi-lingual information leaflet published by the former Clwyd County Council.
It is reproduced by permission of the Flintshire and Denbighshire County Archivists]