Sychdyn (Soughton in English, is its original Saxon name, meaning South Town) is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated on the A5119 road, and is just over 1 km north of the county town of Mold. Sychdyn, which is completely surrounded by farmland and undisturbed woodland, is also a commuter village with residents working in nearby Chester, Liverpool or Wrexham. The village contains the 'Cross Keys' public house, a convenience store incorporating a post office, Bryn Seion Chapel, now sold and no longer a Chapel, horse riding school, and a primary school, Sychdyn County Primary.