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Whitford, Flintshire 
Summary
Whitford (Welsh: Chwitffordd) is a village, community and an electoral ward near Holywell in Flintshire, northeast Wales. The population of both the community and the ward taken at the 2011 census was 2,332.[1] The community includes the villages of Carmel, Lloc, Gorsedd and Pantasaph.
Whitford
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 Church of St. Mary and St. Beuno, Whitford | |
  Whitford Location within Flintshire | |
| Population | 2,332 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ142782 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOLYWELL |
| Postcode district | CH8 |
| Dialling code | 01352 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Website | whitford-council.wales |
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.[2]
The Whitford electoral ward is coterminous with the community and elects one county councillor to Flintshire County Council.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Ward/Community population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Church of St Beuno and St Mary, Whitford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998. Statutory Instruments. 1998. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whitford, Flintshire.
- Photos of Whitford and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk