PenyfforddorPen-y-ffordd[1]is a village,communityandelectoral wardinFlintshire,Wales, situated to the south east ofBuckleyand to the west ofChester.Thenameis derived from theWelshPen Y Ffordd– roughly translated as "the highest or furthest point of the road". The resident population of Penyffordd, as measured in the2001 Census,was 3,715,[2]increasing to 3,874 at the 2011 census.[3]
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 Millennium Clock, Penyffordd | |
  Penyffordd Location withinFlintshire | |
| Population | 3,874 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ301617 |
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| 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 |
Penyffordd lies to the east ofA550,south of its junction with theA55 (North Wales Expressway).Thewardconsists of the neighbouring villages of Penyffordd andPenymynydd,which are a ribbon development along the line of the former major road. There is also a zebra crossing which has been instated.
AhamletnamedPen-y-fforddis also in Flintshire. It is located betweenHolywellandPrestatyn,nearMostyn.
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Local amenities and landmarks include avillage halland war memorial. Penyffordd has its own Village Institute,Scout group,Girl Guidesgroup and local youth club. An annual children's competition called thePenyffordd and Penymynydd Youth Festivalis held in the village.
Sport and leisure in the village includePen-y-ffordd Tennis Club,a bowling green, and Penyffordd Dancing School. The village has two pubs, the Red Lion and the Millstone.
The village is served byYsgol Penyffordd[permanent dead link](comprising the former Penyffordd County Primary and Abbots Lane Infant schools). The localsecondary schoolisCastell Alun High School,which is in the nearby village ofHope.
Penyffordd has two places of worship: Trinity Chapel (Presbyterian&Methodist) and Emmanuel (Church in Wales).
Penyffordd railway stationis on the Corwen road, which is on theBorderlands LinefromWrexhamtoBidstoninBirkenhead.
References
edit- ^"Penyffordd Community Council About Penyffordd".penyfforddcouncil.org.Penyffordd Community Council.Retrieved29 April2023.
Pen-y-ffordd is an active village community...
- ^2001 Census: Penyffordd,Office for National Statistics,retrieved1 December2007
- ^"Community/Ward population 2011".Retrieved26 May2015.
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