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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]
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.
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 Moss Valley (Welsh: Dyffryn Moss, pronounced [ˌdəfrɨ̞n ˈmɔs]; Welsh pronunciation ⓘ) is an area and country park in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The area, informally known as " The Moss " and The Aggey by local people, has an extensive coal mining history.
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 .
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]
See more images Dolwen Ceiriog Ucha SJ1443633896 52°53′45″N 3°16′24″W / 52.8956974234°N 3.273351238031°W / 52.8956974234; -3.273351238031 (Dolwen) 20 October 1952 House Located off a lane which runs W from the main crossroads in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, following the River Ceiriog. The house is in a fine position on the N bank of the river with the hills rising ...