Pen-y-ffordd
Pen-y-ffordd is a hamlet in Flintshire, Wales. It is located between Holywell and Prestatyn, to the north west of Mostyn. The actor and writer Emlyn Williams was born here.Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Point of Ayr Lighthouse.
Point of Ayr Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a Grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre. Point of Ayr Lighthouse is situated 2 miles north of Pen-y-ffordd.
Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern, Llanasa
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern, Llanasa is situated 1½ miles west of Pen-y-ffordd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ffynnongroyw and Point of Ayr Colliery Company.
Ffynnongroyw
Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ffynnongroyw is a village in Flintshire, north Wales. It is situated on the A548 road, near the Dee Estuary coast, near Prestatyn.
Point of Ayr Colliery Company
Locality
Photo: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Point of Ayr Colliery Company was formed in 1883, and was the third company to attempt to extract coal from the North Wales Coalfield using a pit head at Point of Ayr, in Flintshire, Wales.
Gwespyr
Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwespyr is a village in Flintshire on the north coast of Wales in the community of Llanasa. Gwespyr had a population of 289 people in the 2001 census. It overlooks Point of Ayr on the west side of the River Dee estuary and its sandy beaches with dunes.
Pen-y-ffordd
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.32871° or 53° 19′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.30656° or 3° 18′ 24″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
9C5R8MHV+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3250292375OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Pen-y-ffordd” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pen-y-ffordd”
- Dutch: “Pen-y-ffordd”
- French: “Pen-y-ffordd”
- Irish: “Pen-y-ffordd”
- Spanish: “Pen-y-ffordd”
- Swedish: “Pen-y-ffordd”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-ffordd”
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