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Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses straddle the border between England and Wales. Fenn's Moss is on the Welsh side of the border and is in Wrexham County Borough, while Whixall Moss is in north Shropshire, on the English side of the border, and is only separated from Fenn's Moss by the Border Drain, a ditch similar to many others on the mosses, [1] which was dug in 1826. [2]
Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses; Gatewen Marsh; Hanmer Mere; Llay Bog; Llyn Bedydd; Marford Quarry; Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods; Old Pulford Brook Meadows; Pandy Quarries; Ruabon/Llantysilio Mountains and Minera; Shell Brook Pastures; Sontley Marsh; Stryt Las a'r Hafod; Vicarage Moss
Wrexham County Borough is in north-east Wales, straddling the ancient border earthwork Offa's Dyke. There are 107 scheduled monuments in the county borough. The 29 Bronze Age and Iron Age sites are mainly found to the west of Offa's dyke, and are in the main burial mounds and hillforts on the uplands. To the east of the dyke are the majority of ...
The Wych Brook rises (as the "Red Brook") at Fenn's Moss on the Wrexham County Borough / Shropshire border, and flows northward and westward through a steep-sided, wooded valley to Threapwood, being joined by several smaller streams such as the Grindley Brook, which rises near the village of the same name, and the Iscoyd Brook.
Wrexham 52°54′47″N 2°48′18″W / 52.913°N 2.805°W / 52.913; Bettisfield ( Welsh : Llys Bedydd ; standardised : Bettisfield [ i ] ) is a village of about 150 dwellings in Wrexham County Borough , Wales and stands on the Wales-England border , and in the community of Maelor South .
A Moss Branch was later created from the Ffrwd Branch, making the Wheatsheaf Branch, its brake inclines and two tunnels defunct by 1908. [2] The Great Central Railway Brymbo Branch also ran through the valley, and the Moss Valley station is still visible. Much of the local working force relied on these collieries for both income and fuel.
Tanyfron (Welsh: Tan-y-fron [1]) is a village in Wrexham County Borough in Wales. At the time of the 2001 census, the population of area Wrexham 006A, which includes Tanyfron and a number of other small settlements, was 1,347. [2] The village is part of the local government Community of Brymbo and is in the Vron electoral ward. The built-up ...
The buildings had been extended, and there was a balloon loop around a circular structure. An extra siding turned off the line to the Brick Works, and entered a transshipment shed, which also accommodated a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line bringing peat from Fenn's and Whixall Mosses. [3] The tramway was operated by the Peat Moss Litter Company. [4]