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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 ...
Fenn's Bank railway station was a station in Bronington, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 4 May 1863 and closed on 18 January 1965. The station was opened on 4 May 1863 and closed on 18 January 1965.
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 ...
Rhostyllen (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥ɔˈstəɬɛn] ⓘ) is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south-west of the city of Wrexham. At the time of the 2001 census, area Wrexham 014A, which includes Rhostyllen itself, had a population of 1,383 in 599 households. [1]