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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]
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.
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
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.
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.
An area assessment of the conservation area was adopted in February 1999. [1] The conservation area covers 13 hectares (32 acres), including Bath Road, Belgrave Road, Belmont Road, Fairy Road, Ruabon Road, Trevor Court and some parts of adjacent roads such as Court Road, Erddig Road, Hillbury Road, Sontley Road and Wellington Road. [2]
In the 14–15th centuries, Wrexham was centred around St Giles' Church, with radial streets coming outwards of St Giles to the north, west and east.Most of the area was farmland, while Pen y Bryn, an adjacent street to the conservation area's northwest, dates to the medieval period, with some of its buildings possibly retaining some features of the period.
The nearest colliery was Westminster Colliery, located within the Moss Valley. Most of the area's coalmining industry was closed by the mid 20th century. Remnants of the area's former industrial history include disused features such as railway trackbeds, bridges and tunnels, particularly surrounding the Moss Valley areas. [citation needed]