Bodfari

Coordinates: 53°13′12″N 3°21′40″W / 53.220°N 3.361°W / 53.220; -3.361
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Bodfari
St Stephen's Parish Church, Bodfari
Bodfari is located in Denbighshire
Bodfari
Bodfari
Location within Denbighshire
Population327 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ093701
Community
  • Bodfari
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDENBIGH
Postcode districtLL16
Dialling code01745
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Denbighshire
53°13′12″N 3°21′40″W / 53.220°N 3.361°W / 53.220; -3.361

Bodfari is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Until the local government reorganisation of 1974, Bodfari was in the historic county of Flintshire.

The ancient parish of Bodfari comprised the townships of Bodfari, which was in historic Flintshire, and Aberwheeler, in historic Denbighshire.

Location

Bodfari is located at the approximate grid reference SJ093701. The village lies on the A541 road at the point where the road passes through a gap in the Clwydian Hills, the gap being part of the valley of the River Wheeler (Welsh: Afon Chwiler).

The Offa's Dyke National Trail passes through the village, and for walkers completing the trail south to north, Bodfari is usually the final overnight stop on the 177 mile route.

Bodfari had a railway station until 1962

The parish church

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

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