Whitford, Flintshire
| Whitford | |
| Welsh: Maes Rhydwen | |
 Church of St. Mary and St. Beuno, Whitford |
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  Whitford |
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| Population | 2,332 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ142782 |
| Principal area | Flintshire |
| Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOLYWELL |
| Postcode district | CH8 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Delyn |
| Welsh Assembly | Delyn |
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Coordinates: 53°17′38″N 3°17′10″W / 53.294°N 3.286°W
Whitford derived from White Ford (Welsh: Maes Rhydwen) is a village, community and an electoral ward near Holywell in Flintshire, northeast Wales. As a community it includes the village of Pantasaph. The population of both the Community and the Ward taken at the 2011 census was 2,332.[1]
It is best known as the former home of traveller and writer Thomas Pennant and for the visit of Paul Scholes in 2011.
The parish church of St Mary and St Beuno is thought to have been founded by St Beuno in the 7th century and later re-dedicated to St Mary after the Norman conquest. It was restored in the 19th century and is a grade I listed building.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ward/Community population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Church of St Beuno and St Mary, Whitford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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