Penyffordd
Village and community in Flintshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penyffordd or Pen-y-ffordd[1] is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, situated to the south east of Buckley and to the west of Chester. The name is derived from the Welsh Pen Y Ffordd – roughly translated as "the highest or furthest point of the road". The resident population of Penyffordd, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 3,715,[2] increasing to 3,874 at the 2011 census.[3]
Penyffordd | |
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Millennium Clock, Penyffordd | |
Location within Flintshire | |
Population | 3,874 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SJ301617 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chester |
Postcode district | CH4 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Website | penyfforddcouncil.org |
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Penyffordd lies to the east of A550, south of its junction with the A55 (North Wales Expressway). The ward consists of the neighbouring villages of Penyffordd and Penymynydd, which are a ribbon development along the line of the former major road. There is also a zebra crossing which has been instated.
A hamlet named Pen-y-ffordd is also in Flintshire. It is located between Holywell and Prestatyn, near Mostyn.
In early 2024 a four-part BBC documentary was made surrounding paranormal activity at a farmhouse located in Penyffordd.[4]