Penyffordd

This article is about Penyffordd, near Buckley, Flintshire. For the hamlet near Mostyn, Flintshire, see Pen-y-ffordd.

Penyffordd Welsh: Penyffordd
Millennium Clock, Penyffordd
Population	3,874 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ301617
Principal area	Flintshire
Preserved county	Flintshire
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	Alyn and Deeside
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Alyn and Deeside

Penyffordd is a village and an electoral ward in Flintshire, 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, increasing to 3,874 at the 2011 census.

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

Penyffordd Station (1987)

Local amenities and landmarks include a village hall and war memorial. Penyffordd has its own Village Institute, Scout group, Girl Guides group and local youth club. An annual children's competition called the Penyffordd and Penymynydd Youth Festival is held in the village.

Sport and leisure in the village include Pen-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 by Ysgol Penyffordd (comprising the former Penyffordd County Primary and Abbots Lane Infant schools). 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 (Church in Wales).

Penyffordd railway station is on the Corwen road, which is on the Borderlands Line from Wrexham to Bidston in Birkenhead.

External links

• Photos of Penyffordd and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk