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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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Community/Ward population 2011 )〕 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== 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 ''Penyffordd and Penymynydd Youth Festival'' is held in the village. Sport and leisure in the village include (Pen-y-ffordd 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 (Church in Wales). Penyffordd railway station is on the Corwen road, which is on the Borderlands Line from Wrexham to Bidston in Birkenhead. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Penyffordd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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