Whitford, Flintshire

Whitford Welsh: Maes Rhydwen
Church of St. Mary and St. Beuno, Whitford
Whitford
Whitford shown within Flintshire
Population	2,332 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ142782
Principal area	Flintshire
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLYWELL
Postcode district	CH8
Dialling code	01745
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Delyn
Welsh Assembly	Delyn
List of places UK Wales Flintshire 53°17′38″N 3°17′10″W / 53.294°N 3.286°W / 53.294; -3.286Coordinates: 53°17′38″N 3°17′10″W / 53.294°N 3.286°W / 53.294; -3.286

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.

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.

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