Ysceifiog

Ysceifiog
The village
Ysceifiog is located in Flintshire
Ysceifiog
Ysceifiog
Location within Flintshire
Population1,247 (2021)[1][2]
OS grid referenceSJ151714
Community
  • Ysceifiog
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Settlements[1]Babell, Lixwm, Ysceifiog
Post townMOLD
Postcode districtCH7
Post townHOLYWELL
Postcode districtCH8
Dialling code01352
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websiteysceifiog.org.uk
List of places
UK
Wales
Flintshire
53°13′55″N 3°16′23″W / 53.232°N 3.273°W / 53.232; -3.273

Ysceifiog, also spelled as Ysgeifiog, is a village, community and parish in Flintshire, Wales. It lies on a back road just north of the A541 highway between Nannerch and Caerwys. The name translates roughly as "a place where elder trees grow".[3]

The parish includes the villages of Lixwm, to the east of Ysceifiog village, and Babell, to the north.

  1. ^ a b in the Ysceifiog Community
  2. ^ "Ysceifiog". UK Census Data 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ Glossary of Welsh Placenames, Ordnance Survey