Penyffordd is a village,

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and electoral ward in

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, Wales, situated to the south east of

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and to the west of Chester. The name is derived from the

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''Pen Y Ffordd'' – roughly translated as "the highest or furthest point 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

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consists of the neighbouring villages of Penyffordd and

Penymynydd Penymynydd is a small village in Flintshire, Wales, merging with the larger neighbouring village of Penyffordd. The name Penymynydd is Welsh, meaning "top" or "end of the mountain". The village consists of a number of modern housing estate ...

, which are a ribbon development along the line of the former major road. There's also a zebra crossing which has been instated because former resident Adam Livingstone was hit by a car there. A

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named Pen-y-ffordd is also in Flintshire, Wales. It is located between

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and

Prestatyn Prestatyn is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically a part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. Prestatyn has a population of 19,085, History Prehistory There is evidence that ...

, near

Mostyn Mostyn is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales, and electoral ward lying on the estuary of the River Dee, located near the town of Holywell. It has a privately owned port that has in the past had a colliery and ironworks and was invo ...

Community

Local amenities and landmarks include a

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and war memorial. Penyffordd has its own Village Institute, Scout group,

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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 includ
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 b
Ysgol Penyffordd
(comprising the former Penyffordd County Primary and Abbots Lane Infant schools). The local secondary school i
Castell Alun High School
which is in the nearby village of Hope. Penyffordd has two places of worship: Trinity Chapel (

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) and Emmanuel (

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Penyffordd railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = From the level crossing, Pen-y-ffordd railway station (geograph 4032576).jpg , borough = Penyffordd, Flintshire , country = Wales , coor ...

is on the Corwen road, which is on the Borderlands Line from

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to Bidston in

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References

External links

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