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19th century engraving of Wrexham. The city of Wrexham in north-east Wales has a history dating back to ancient times. The former market town was the site of heavy industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, and is now an active commercial centre.
Books on the history of Wrexham County Borough; 1881 British Census and National Index for England, Wales and Scotland; Cemetery Databases for Wrexham Cemetery 1876-2000 and Gresford Cemetery 1917-2000; Internet access to genealogical sites and historical sites; Ordnance Survey Maps dating from 1872 -1970s; Tithe maps for parishes in Wrexham ...
The Football Museum Wales project, backed by Wrexham County Borough Council and the Welsh Government, hopes to set up a national football museum gallery in the building alongside Wrexham Museum gallery, on the building's upper floor. [17] [18] [19] The new combined museum dedicated to both Wrexham and Welsh football is set to be opened by 2026 ...
Pant-yr-Ochain is a historic country house and public house, near Gresford, Wrexham, in North Wales. The Grade II listed building is located in hilly terrain north-east of Wrexham, next to a series of shallow lakes, which also takes its name. There is a locally run miniature railway next to the building.
Palmer suffered ill health, and his appointment was an act of kindness by Edward Owen, who had earlier secured him a government pension in recognition of his historical researches. A chemist by profession, Palmer turned himself into a local historian, particularly of Wrexham, where the local studies library is named after him.
In the 17th century, Wrexham served as an educational and cultural focal point for local society and became a 'Puritan Metropolis'. [8] Morgan Llwyd, the radical nonconformist preacher and writer, was educated at the Wrexham Grammar School and became Vicar of Wrexham in 1645. [10] [35]
The royal bailiffs moved from the Rofft to reside at Wrexham. In 1284, when William de Warenne received the Bromfield seisin, he chose to do so at Wrexham rather than at the Rofft. [ 1 ] In the mid-13th century, the importance of the Chapel of St. Leonard lessened following the foundation of All Saints' Church, Gresford .
The Wrexham and Minera Railway or Wrexham and Minera Branch was a railway line in North Wales between the city of Wrexham, the village of Brymbo where it served the Brymbo Steelworks, and the lead mines and limeworks at Minera. A further branch ran from Brymbo to Coed Talon, where it connected with lines to Mold. The system was constructed in ...