Brynford
| Brynford | |
| Welsh: Brynffordd | |
 Brynford village green |
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  Brynford |
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| Population | 1,059 2011 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ180744 |
| Principal area | Flintshire |
| Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH8 |
| Dialling code | 01352 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Delyn |
| Welsh Assembly | Delyn |
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Coordinates: 53°15′39″N 3°13′50″W / 53.26082°N 3.23052°W
Brynford (Welsh: Brynffordd) is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the south west of the town of Holywell and near the A55 road (North Wales Expressway). At the 2001 Census, Brynford had a population of 1,098,[1] reducing to 1,059 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Amenities in Brynford include St. Michael's Church, a local village shop, two inns, a park, golf club, private day nursery and local bus company, Oares Coaches. The Cynfaen Memorial Methodist Chapel, serving Brynford, is in the nearby village of Calcoed.
Historically, the area was extensively mined for lead and has been left with the scars of that past all over its common land.[3]
The explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley was a student teacher in the old village school.[4]
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name rxists. This ward stretches south east to Halkyn community and had a total population at the 2011 census of 2,153.[5]
References
- ↑ "2001 Census: Brynford". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/flintshire/pages/halkyn.shtml
- ↑ "Welcome to Brynford and Calcoed". Retrieved 28 November 2007.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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