Marford

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Marford near Wrexham is a village in the county borough of Wrexham in north-east Wales.

It once formed a small enclave of Flintshire (Welsh: Sir y Fflint) completely surrounded by Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych). Formerly in the ancient parish of Gresford, in 1840 the township of Marford and Hoseley became part of the newly formed parish of Rossett.

Marford is famous for its quaint looking gothic cottages, these were built as part of the former Trefalyn estates. The style is called cottage orné, although some of the buildings are earlier, most were built at the end of the 18th until the beginning of the 19th centuries. Originally the buildings were roofed in thatch - some do have strange roof lines today which give away their history - however soon they were reroofed in Bwlch yr Oernant slate. There are two pubs in Marford - one at the bottom of the hill - The Trevor Arms, the other at the top - The Red Lion. There are no shops in Marford or places of worship although there were two non-conformist chapels; a Baptist Chapel in Cox Lane and Wesleyan chapel on the old turnpike lane in the Pant. Both are now private houses.

Marford is now an over developed dormitory village for both Wrexham and Chester, there being no divide between it, Pant and Gresford.