Penyffordd
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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.
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
.
and war memorial. Penyffordd has its own Village Institute, Scout group
, Girl Guides group and local youth club. An annual children's competition called Penyffordd and Penymynydd Youth Festival is held in the village.
Sport and leisure in the village include Penyffordd Lawn Tennis Club, bowling greens and Penyffordd Dancing School.
The village is served by Penyffordd County Primary School and Abbots Lane Infant School. The local secondary school
is Castell Alun High School, which is in the nearby village of Hope
.
Penyffordd has two places of worship: Trinity Chapel (Presbyterian & Methodist) and Emmanuel.
Penyffordd railway station
is on the Corwen road, which is on the Borderlands Line
from Wrexham
to Bidston
in Birkenhead
.
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
, North Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, situated to the south west of Buckley
Buckley
Buckley is a town and community in Flintshire, located in north-east Wales. It is situated 2 miles from the county town of Mold and is contiguous with the nearby villages of Ewloe, Alltami and Mynydd Isa...
and to the west of Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
. The name is derived from the Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
Pen Y Ffordd - meaning, literally, "head of the road". The resident population of Penyffordd, as measured in the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, was 3,715.
Penyffordd lies to the east of A550, south of its junction with the A55 (North Wales Expressway)
A55 road
The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway, is a major road in Britain. Its entire length is a dual carriageway primary route, with the exception of the point where it crosses the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. All junctions are grade separated except for two roundabouts — one...
. The ward consists of the neighbouring villages of Penyffordd and Penymynydd
Penymynydd
Penymynydd is a small village in Flintshire, North Wales, merging with the larger neighbouring village of Penyffordd. The name Penymynydd is Welsh, meaning "top" or "end of the mountain"....
, which are a ribbon development along the line of the former major road.
A hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
named Pen-y-ffordd is also in Flintshire, Wales. It is located between Holywell
Holywell
Holywell is the fifth largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying to the west of the estuary of the River Dee.-History:The market town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well surrounded by a chapel...
and Prestatyn
Prestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside resort, town and community in Denbighshire, North Wales. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. At the 2001 Census, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496.-Prehistory:...
, near Mostyn
Mostyn
Mostyn is a small village in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee, and located near the town of Holywell.Mostyn once served as a port from which ferries used to sail to Dublin on the Liverpool-Dublin route...
.
Community
Local amenities and landmarks include a village hallVillage hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
and war memorial. Penyffordd has its own Village Institute, Scout group
Scouting in Wales
Scouting in Wales is largely represented by the Welsh Scouting Sgowtiaid Cymru branch of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom, although some groups of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association also operate there....
, Girl Guides group and local youth club. An annual children's competition called Penyffordd and Penymynydd Youth Festival is held in the village.
Sport and leisure in the village include Penyffordd Lawn Tennis Club, bowling greens and Penyffordd Dancing School.
The village is served by Penyffordd County Primary School and Abbots Lane Infant School. The local secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
is Castell Alun High School, which is in the nearby village of Hope
Hope, Flintshire
Hope is a small village in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles / 4.5 km from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn....
.
Penyffordd has two places of worship: Trinity Chapel (Presbyterian & Methodist) and Emmanuel.
Penyffordd railway station
Penyffordd railway station
Penyffordd railway station serves the village of Penyffordd in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 12 km north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.The station was renamed from Penyffordd for Leeswood to Penyffordd on 6 May 1974....
is on the Corwen road, which is on the Borderlands Line
Borderlands Line
The Borderlands Line is the railway line between Wrexham, Wales, and Bidston, Wirral, England.Passenger train services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales between Wrexham Central and Bidston. Trains run every hour Monday to Saturday daytime, every two hours after 18:45 and on Sundays...
from Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
to Bidston
Bidston
Bidston is a suburb of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively, it is also a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the geographical county of Cheshire...
in Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
.