Brynford

Brynford
Welsh: *Brynffordd*
Brynford Welsh: Brynffordd;
Village and community
	Brynford village green
	Brynford Location within Flintshire
Population	1,059 (2021)
OS grid reference	SJ180744
Community	Brynford;
Principal area	Flintshire;
Preserved county	Clwyd;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Settlements	Brynford, Calcoed, Dolphin
Post town	HOLYWELL
Postcode district	CH8
Dialling code	01352
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Delyn;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Delyn;
Website	Council website
	List of places UK Wales Flintshire 53°15′39″N 3°13′50″W / 53.26082°N 3.23052°W ; Map of the community

Brynford (Welsh: Brynffordd) is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the south west of the town of Holywell and near the A55 road (North Wales Expressway). Brynford had a population of 1,059 at the 2011 census.^[3]

St Michael's Church (Church in Wales) dates from 1851 and is a Grade II listed building. The Cynfaen Memorial Methodist Chapel, serving Brynford, is in the nearby village of Calcoed. Two Bronze Age round barrows known as Clwt Militia (Militia Patch) are located on Holywell Golf Club, about 0.65 miles (1 km) north-northwest of the church.^[4]^[5]

Historically, the area was extensively mined for lead and has been left with the scars of that past all over its common land.^[6]

The explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley was a student teacher in the old village school.^[7]

The community includes the villages of Calcoed and Dolphin.

Governance

The Brynford community was created (as a civil parish) in 1897.^[8] It elects ten councillors, and is not divided into wards.^[9]

The council is part of Brynford and Halkyn electoral ward on Flintshire County Council, which elects two councillors to that body. Before 2022, there were separate electoral wards for Brynford and Halkyn.^[10]

It is part of the Delyn constituency and North Wales region for the Senedd, and of the Delyn constituency for parliament.

References

^ ^a ^b in the Brynford community
^ "Brynford". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
^ "Clwt Militia Round Barrow A". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
^ "Clwt Militia Round Barrow B". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
^ "North East Wales - BBC News". Archived from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
^ "Welcome to Brynford and Calcoed". Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
^ "Brynford CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
^ "Councillors". Brynford Community Council.
^ "Electoral Arrangements for Flintshire". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.