Penley (Welsh: Llannerch Banna) is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham, in Wales close to the border with Shropshire, England The village was, until 1974, in an exclave of the ancient county of Flintshire known as Maelor Saesneg. (English: "English-speaking Maelor"), sometimes called "Flintshire Detached", which was administered from Overton-on-Dee. Between 1974 and 1996, Penley was in the short-lived county of Clwyd.Penley lies on the path of the long-distance walk, the Maelor Way