Queensferry (Welsh: Queensferry,[2] translated as Fferi Buddug / Fferi Isaf) is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, lying on the River Dee near the border. The community includes the village of Sandycroft. It is between Connah's Quay, Shotton and Saltney Ferry. Queensferry is also part of the wider Deeside conurbation.
| Queensferry | |
|---|---|
 Blessed Trinity Church, Queensferry | |
  Queensferry Location within Flintshire | |
| Population | 2,109 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ315685 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEESIDE |
| Postcode district | CH5 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | queensferrycommunitycouncil.gov.uk |
Description
editIts name derives from the ferries that crossed the River Dee. The settlement of Higher Ferry (Welsh: Y Fferi Uchaf) is now known as Saltney, while Queensferry was named Lower Ferry (Welsh: Y Fferi Isaf). The town's name was changed to Kingsferry on the coronation of King George IV of the United Kingdom in 1820, and became Queensferry on the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837.[3]
Queensferry lies along the B5441 and B5129 roads, and is bypassed by the A494 dual carriageway. It is contiguous with Deeside. Queensferry is considered part of Deeside, which lends its name to many of Queensferry's features, including the Deeside Leisure Centre, a sports and leisure venue that also hosts music concerts.
The town has a Memorial Institute rather than a cenotaph type of war memorial. It is a corrugated black and white building near the entrance to Asda from the coast road. The Jubilee Bridge, also known as the Blue Bridge, spans the River Dee. It is a double leaf rolling bascule bridge. The railway station served the town on the North Wales Coast Line between 1864 and 1966.
Governance
editQueensferry is a ward and elects one county councillor to Flintshire County Council.[4]
Notable people
edit- Reg Spencer (1908–1981) footballer with 235 caps with Tranmere Rovers F.C.
- T. G. Jones (1917–2004) footballer with 178 caps for Everton F.C. and 17 for Wales
- Grenville Millington (born 1951) former football goalkeeper with 288 caps with Chester City F.C.
- Kevin Ratcliffe (born 1960 in Mancot) footballer with 359 caps with Everton F.C. and 59 with Wales
- Beverley Jones (born 1974) paralympian athlete
References
edit- ^ "Community/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Standardised Welsh Place names".
- ^ "BBC - Wales - What's in a name - Queensferry". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998. Statutory Instruments. 1998. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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External links
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Media related to Queensferry, Flintshire at Wikimedia Commons- BBC Wales - Connah's Quay, Shotton & Queensferry website
- Photos of Queensferry and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
