Its name derives from the ferries that crossed the River Dee. The settlement of Higher Ferry () is now known as
Saltney, while Queensferry was named Lower Ferry (). The town's name was changed to Kingsferry on the coronation of King
George IV of the United Kingdom in 1820, and became Queensferry on the coronation of
Queen Victoria in 1837. on the
North Wales Coast Line Queensferry lies along the
B5441 and
B5129 roads, and is bypassed by the
A494 dual carriageway. It is contiguous with
Deeside. Queensferry is considered part of Deeside, which lends its name to many of Queensferry's features, including the
Deeside Leisure Centre, a sports and leisure venue that also hosts music concerts. The town has a Memorial Institute rather than a cenotaph type of war memorial. It is a corrugated black and white building near the entrance to Asda from the coast road. The
Jubilee Bridge, also known as the
Blue Bridge, spans the River Dee. It is a double leaf rolling
bascule bridge. The
railway station served the town on the
North Wales Coast Line between 1864 and 1966. ==Governance==