Coordinates: 53°08′53″N 3°02′42″W / 53.148°N 3.045°W
| Penyffordd | |
| Welsh: Penyffordd | |
  Penyffordd shown within Wales |
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| Population | 3,715 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Flintshire |
| Ceremonial county | Flintshire |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH4 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Alyn and Deeside |
| Welsh Assembly | Alyn and Deeside |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Flintshire | |
Penyffordd is a village in Flintshire, North Wales, situated to the south west of Buckley and to the west of Chester. The name is derived from the Welsh Pen Y Ffordd - meaning, literally, "head of the road". The resident population of Penyffordd, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 3,715.[1]
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.
A hamlet named Pen-y-ffordd is also in Flintshire, Wales. It is located between Holywell and Prestatyn, near Mostyn.
Community Life
- Village Institute - the village hall and war memorial
- Penyffordd Scout Group,
- Penyffordd Guides
- Penyffordd Youth Club
- Penyffordd Lawn Tennis Club
- Penyffordd Dancing School
It has two primary schools, Penyffordd County Primary and Abbotts Lane School, one bowling green (crown green) and an annual children's arts competition called The Festival.
The local secondary school is Castell Alun High School, which is in the nearby village of Hope.
Penyffordd railway station is on the Corwen road, which is on the Borderlands Line from Wrexham to Bidston in Birkenhead.
References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Penyffordd, Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800997&c=Penyffordd&d=16&e=15&g=414733&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1196469965960&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779, retrieved on 1 December 2007
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