Penyffordd

Penyffordd
Village and community
Millennium Clock, Penyffordd
Penyffordd
Location within Flintshire
Population3,874 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ301617
Community
  • Penyffordd
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChester
Postcode districtCH4
Dialling code01244
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websitepenyfforddcouncil.org

Penyffordd, or Pen-y-ffordd, is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, situated to the south east of Buckley and to the west of Chester. The name is derived from the Welsh 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 ward consists of the neighbouring villages of Penyffordd and Penymynydd, which are a ribbon development along the line of the former major road. There is also a zebra crossing which has been instated.

A hamlet named Pen-y-ffordd is also in Flintshire. It is located between Holywell and Prestatyn, near Mostyn.