Greenfield
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|---|---|
 Old cotton mill, Greenfield | |
  Greenfield Location within Flintshire | |
| Population | 2,741 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ185755 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOLYWELL |
| Postcode district | CH8 |
| Dialling code | 01352 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Greenfield (Welsh: Maes-glas) is a village in the community of Holywell, Flintshire, north-east Wales, on the edge of the River Dee estuary. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 2,741,[1] which remained unchanged in the 2011 census.[2]
The Welsh language name of the village, Maes-glas or Maesglas, has the same meaning as "Greenfield".[3] The name Maesglas was recorded in 1579,[4] with the English version recorded as "Fulbroke al[ias] Greneffelde" as early as 1540.[3]
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Greenfield Ward (00NJQK)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Greenfield Ward (W05000204)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b Davies, E. Flintshire place-names, 1959, p.77
- ^ Davies, 1959, p.104