Population 2,332 (2011) Principal area Flintshire Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Sunday 1:02 PM Ceremonial county Clwyd UK parliament constituency Delyn | OS grid reference SJ142782 Country Wales Postcode district CH8 Dialling code 01745 Post town Holywell | |
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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.
Map of Whitford, Holywell, UK
It is best known as the former home of traveller and writer Thomas Pennant .
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.
References
Whitford, Flintshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA