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Revision as of 18:26, 4 November 2014
| Whitford Welsh: Chwitffordd | |
| Flintshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary and St Beuno | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ1457978189 |
| Location: | 53°17’37"N, 3°16’54"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Holywell |
| Postcode: | CH8 |
| Dialling code: | 01745 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Flintshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Delyn |
Whitford is a village and parish near Holywell in Flintshire. As a parish it includes the village of Pantasaph.
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. [1]
References
- ↑ "Church of St Beuno and St Mary, Whitford". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-327-church-of-st-beuno-and-st-mary-whitford. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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