However the cymricised form Sychdyn, recorded in c.1700 in Edward Lhuyd's Parochialia,[1] has been the name used by Flintshire County Council[2] since 1954,[1] Northop Community Council,[3] as well as by the BBC,[4] local media (depending on publication usage is mixed),[5][6][7] Ordnance Survey[8] and the Welsh Language Commissioner.

[10] In 1086, the village was listed in Domesday Book as a small settlement situated within the hundred of Ati's Cross and the county of Cheshire.

Sychdyn, which is surrounded by farmland and undisturbed woodland, is today a commuter village with residents working in nearby Chester, Wrexham, Liverpool or Manchester.

Notable guests that have stayed here include Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Jackson, King Juan Carlos I of Spain[12] and Richard Burton.[13].

Sychdyn Memorial Hall is the home to many different societies including the Youth Club and Red Dragon Lans.