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Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam) is a large (former industrial) town, conurbation and principal area of Wales lying in north-eastern part of the country. It is situated between the first mountains of Wales and the lower Dee valley, close to the English border with Cheshire. It is the main commercial, retail, educational and cultural centre in North Wales, and often termed 'The capital of North Wales'. In the 2001 census the Wrexham urban area had a population of 63,084^[1]. It forms the centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, which covers 50,500 hectares and has a population of over 130,000. These figures make Wrexham by far the largest urban area in Wales away from the south coast. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. ...

History

Evidence of human activity in the Wrexham area have been found as far back as 8000 years ago. However the first known settlement was known as Wristleham Castle, which was a motte and bailey located in what is now known as Erddig Park, in 1161. The town became part of the county of Denbighshire when it was created in 1536. Wrexham was divided into two distinct townships, Wrexham Regis (which was under the control of the King) and Wrexham Abbot (generally the older parts of the town, which originally belonged to Valle Crucis Abbey at nearby Llangollen). History of Wrexham from Pre-historic to current day. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Valle Crucis Abbey is in the Dee (Dyfrdwy) valley about 1Â½ miles upstream (north) from Llangollen, Denbighshire. ... Llangollen (IPA: ) is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. ...

In the 18th century Wrexham was known for its leather industry. There were skinners and tanners in the town. The horns from cattle were used to make things like combs and buttons. There was also a nail making industry in Wrexham. Image File history File links Wrecsam_kingsmill. ... Image File history File links Wrecsam_kingsmill. ...

In the mid-18th century Wrexham was no more than a small market town with a population of perhaps 2,000. However in the late 18th century Wrexham grew rapidly as it became one of the pioneers of the industrial revolution.

In the late 18th century Wrexham was transformed by the coming of the industrial revolution. It began when the famous entrepreneur John Wilkinson (1728-1808) known as 'Iron Mad Wilkinson' opened Bersham Ironworks in 1762. In 1793 he opened a smelting plant at Brymbo. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 409 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 524 pixel, file size: 137 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Spicke01 Bersham Ironworks, nr. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 409 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 524 pixel, file size: 137 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Spicke01 Bersham Ironworks, nr. ...

Wrexham gained its first newspaper in 1848. The Market Hall was built in 1848, and in 1863 a volunteer fire brigade was founded.

It was home to a large number of breweries and tanning became one of Wrexham's main industries, due to its history as a market town. In the mid 19th century Wrexham was granted borough status. Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Recent History

In the latter half of the twentieth century, Wrexham began a period of depression: the many coal mines closed first, followed by the brickworks and other industries, and finally the steelworks (which had its own railway branch up until closure) in the 1980s. Wrexham faced an economic crisis. Many residents were anxious to sell their homes and move to areas with better employment prospects, however buyers were uninterested in an area where there was little prospect of employment. Many people were caught in a negative equity trap. Wrexham was suffering from the same problems as much of industrialised Britain and saw little investment in the 1970s. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (828x857, 970 KB) Summary Image of Wrexham town centre. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (828x857, 970 KB) Summary Image of Wrexham town centre. ... In economics, a depression is a term commonly used for a sustained downturn in the economy. ... This article is about work. ... Negative equity is a term used in the housing market, usually following a general fall in property prices, to mean that the market value of a mortgaged house or flat is less than the amount outstanding on the loan used to purchase it. ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Welsh Development Agency (WDA) intervened to improve Wrexham's situation: it funded a major dual carriageway, the A483, bypassing Wrexham town centre and connecting it with Chester and Shrewsbury, which in turn had connections with other big cities such as Manchester and Liverpool. It also funded shops and reclaimed areas environmentally damaged by the coal industry. The town centre was regenerated and attracted a growing number of high street chains. However, the biggest breakthrough was the Wrexham Industrial Estate, previously used in the Second World War became home to many manufacturing and technology businesses. There are currently over 250 businesses on the Wrexham Industrial Estate and in the surrounding area. A dual carriageway from the main A483 was extended halfway to the Estate in 2003, and is expected to reach it by 2011. The Welsh Development Agency (WDA) is a public sector quango or NGO funded by the British government for the purpose of encouraging business development and investment in Wales. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... The A483 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running from Swansea in Wales to Chester in England. ... , For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... For other places with the same name, see Shrewsbury (disambiguation). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... The Wrexham Industrial Estate is a large industrial estate in North Wales, near the old market town of Wrexham. ...

In June 2003, the Caia Park estate in Wrexham was hit by riots. Tension between Iraqi Kurds and locals centred on one of the estates' pubs escalated and resulted in petrol bombs and other missiles being hurled at police trying to restore order. 51 local residents received prison sentences. Wrexham as a whole has since seen a vast influx (10-15,000) of Polish and Portuguese migrant workers but there has been no repeat of the events of 2003. Caia Park, formerly Queens park is a council-owned estate in Wrexham, North Wales. ... A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. ... Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with riot police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934. ... Molotov cocktail is the generic name for a variety of crude incendiary weapons. ...

Recent developments and regeneration

Recent years have seen a large amount of redevelopment in Wrexham's town centre. The creation and re-development of civic and public areas such as Queens Square, Belle Vue Park and Llwyn Isaf have improved the area dramatically. New shopping areas have been created at Henblas Square and Island Green and major development is currently taking place at Eagles Meadow — a fairly large area of land between St. Giles and the inner ring road. The development when completed will increase Wrexham's retail area by over 400,000 sq ft (40,000 m²) and house a large range of high quality retail outlets, bars, restaurants, cinema, bowling alley and new apartments. It will include public areas and an iconic bridge to connect the development with the old High Street. The housing boom is also being felt in Wrexham.

The central area has seen a number conversions and new build apartment complexes. Apartments have been built on a large area off Mold Road (close to the football ground) and are planned for Salop Road (close to Eagles Meadow), and close to the Island Green shopping complex. Outside of the town centre new build estates are being developed in Brymbo (former steelworks site).

Wrexham Western Gateway site (Ruthin Road) and Mold Road. Plans are due to be unveiled (Summer 2007) of the next stage in the development of Wrexham Technology Park as one of the country's first sustainable business centres - the development is expected to increase the size of the Park by more than a third before 2012.

Plans have been unveiled for a £17m waste processing centre for Wrexham which will help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill sites. It is believed the centre will be built on Wrexham's industrial estate and run by the Spanish-owned Waste Recycling Group. Plans for a recycling centre in Wrexham have been approved, but the permission granted to Waste Recycling Group is subject to several conditions including measures to off-set the effects on wildlife. Look up landfill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Current Growth

Wrexham is undergoing a substantial period of population growth. House prices have risen to some of the highest levels in Wales as demand has risen both locally, from over the English border and from international migrants.

An estimated 15,000 eastern Europeans have settled in Wrexham since 2004, mainly around the central areas of the town around Hightown, Smithfield and Queens Park. The demand from housing has led to the development of whole new neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the town. These include over 500 homes at the former Brymbo Steelworks site, a ribbon of development on Mold Road leading out of the town (which includes four development companies) and Ruthin Road (Wrexham Western Gateway). There are yet further plans, one of which is the controversial development of National Trust land at Erddig for over 250 homes. The town centre has also experienced large-scale apartment developments which continue to be developed.

In the third quarter of 2007, house prices were still rising by 6.4% (9.9% annually) with the average price at £178,518. Sales were around 220 for this period and projected as 880 for the year. The average house price is 8% higher than both Newport and Swansea, and 6% less than Cardiff^[2].

City Status

In the last decade Wrexham has attempted to gain City status on a number of occasions. The last application was made for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. Wrexham is a regional centre for the whole of North and Mid Wales and recent studies suggets inreasing support for the idea as Wrexham goes through a period of growth. Wrexham is the largest settlement in North Wales, and has applied for city status several times, most recently in 2002 as part of the celebrations for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Other Welsh applicants were Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, Newtown, Newport and St Asaph. ...

In a recent survey^[3] carried out by local newspaper the Wrexham Evening Leader in October 2007 showed that 76 percent polled supported the idea of Wrexham becoming a city with just 22.5 per cent saying it should remain a town, and 1.5 undecided. The Evening Leader is a daily evening paper distributed on week nights. ...

Economy

Wrexham's economy has been transformed in the past twenty years, from one dominated by heavy and traditional industry into a major high tech manufacturing, technology and services hub. Wrexham Industrial Estate to the east of the town is the UK's second-largest industrial park, and among the largest in Europe. The remainder of the industrial parks are located around the A483 corridor to the west of the town. Companies such as Sharp, Brother, Tetra-Pak, JCB, Cadbury and Kelloggs have major manufacturing, research or office bases in and around the town. International pharmaceutical and chemical companies are also well represented including Flexsys and Wockhardt. Service and smaller high technology set-ups are generally found closer to the centre at Wrexham Technology Park and within the town centre itself. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... The Wrexham Industrial Estate is a large industrial estate in North Wales, near the old market town of Wrexham. ... An industrial park (or industrial estate in British English) is an area of land set aside for industrial development. ... Sharp Corporation is a Japan-based electronics manufacturer, founded in 1912. ... Brother Industries, Ltd. ... Tetrapak logo Tetra Pak is a multinational food packaging company of Swedish origin. ... JCB is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: J. C. Bamford, a British manufacturer of heavy industrial vehicles whose JCB initials have become a generic name for wheeled mechanical excavators. ... Cadbury may refer to: // Cadbury Schweppes, a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London Cadbury Dairy Milk Cadburys Creme Egg Cadbury World, visitor attractions created by the Cadbury chocolate company at Birmingham and Dunedin Sir Adrian Cadbury (b. ... For the makers of breakfast cereal, see Kellogg Company. ...

Wrexham has done well to hold on to a substantial manufacturing base, after facing stiff competition from growing eastern European and Asian economies. Around 25% of jobs in Wrexham are in the manufacturing sector, with a growing number in service, financial and technology industries.

In 2007 the town was ranked 5th in the UK for business start-up success, higher than most larger UK towns and cities^[4]. Wrexham county borough as a whole has an economic activity rate of 79.5%, which is above both the Wales and Great Britain averages.

In November 2006 unemployment in Wrexham stood at 1.9%. This is below the averages for Wales at 2.3% and the UK at 2.5%.

Wrexham's dominant manufacturing sector and low rate of unemployment has attracted many migrant workers from eastern Europe, mainly Poland. It is estimated around 10-15,000 Poles have migrated to the town over the past five years.

In the last five years high land prices have led to large apartment blocks being built in and around the town. Scarcity of town centre land has led to numerous housing estates being built in the surrounding villages on the outskirts, notably in Brymbo, Gwersyllt and Rhostyllen. Brymbo is an urban village in the suburbs of Wrexham, it forms part of the Wrexham Urban Area (pop 63,000), it is also a ward of the county borough of Wrexham. ... Gwersyllt (derived from the Welsh word, Gwersyll meaning campsite) is one of the most populated and largest villages in Wrexham, and indeed even North Wales. ... Rhostyllen is a village on the outskirts of Wrexham town centre in the north east of Wales, UK. Image:Colliery bank rhostyllen (8). ...

Public Services

Health

Wrexham Maelor Hospital (Ysbyty Maelor Wrecsam in Welsh) is the areas' major acute district hospital with 700 beds, and one of the three core hospitals in North Wales. It is situated in the south of the town, on Croesnewydd Road. In 1985 major expansion took place on the site modernising many of the existing departments. It is also the headquarters of the North East Wales NHS Trust, for which it is the principal health service provider. Other NHS hospitals within the borough are Chirk Community and Penley Polish Hospital. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... North East Wales NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in Wales. ...

Yale Hospital (Ysbyty Ial in Welsh) situated close to the Maelor Hospital on Wrexham Technology Park is Wrexham's largest private hospital with over 25 beds. Formerly BUPA Yale Hospital, it is now owned and operated by Classic Hospitals. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Law and order

Wrexham is served by North Wales Police; their Eastern Division H.Q in the centre of the town. North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd in north Wales. ...

The Fire Station is situated on Bradley Road close to the Island Green and central retail parks.

Crime

Crime rates

"Theft of a motor vehicle" offences in Wrexham is 3.4 (per 1000) compared to the Welsh average of 4.1, sexual offences are 0.8 compared to the Welsh average of 0.9, burglary offences are 2.2 compared to the Welsh average of 3.1, theft from a vehicle offences are 5.9 compared to the Welsh average of 7.6. rate of violence against the person is 19.2 compared to the Welsh average of 17.6.

CCTV

The Town Centre CCTV scheme was first established in November 1996 with twelve strategically placed cameras located within Wrexham town centre. Information from North Wales Police indicates that the introduction of CCTV together with the development of the Town Centre Police Team led to a 52% reduction in crime within the town centre in the first year of operation. CCTV now also covers residential areas, Wrexham Industrial Estate and the Maelor Hospital. CCTV can stand for: China Central Television Closed-circuit television This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

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Culture

Arts

Wrexham hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1888, 1912, 1933 and 1977, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1876. Wrexham has a number of theatres, including the Grove Park Theatre on Vicarage Hill, the Riverside Studio Theatre at Wrexham Musical Theatre Society on Salop Road and the Yale Studio theatre close to Llwyn Isaf. The main Arts centre is at Wrexham County Library, with others at NEWI in Plas Coch and Yale College. There is a multi-screen Odeon cinema in the Plas Coch retail park just outside the town centre, with another planned at the new Eagles Meadow development — due to open 2008. The nearby town of Llangollen holds the International Musical Eisteddfod every July. The Eisteddfod (literally sitting) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Newi is actually an acronym for NEw World Infrastructure, a software architecture for software componentry, mostly known as Newi Business Objects which coined the term business object. ... The Odeon was a building used for musical performance in Athens built in the 5th century BC. Hence, any building in ancient Greece or the ancient Roman Empire was called an odeon. ... Llangollen (IPA: ) is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. ...

Science

Every March the town hosts the Wrexham Science Festival. Over 9000 visitors attended events in 2007, making the event one of the biggest of its kind.

Wrexham is also home to a branch of Techniquest, known as Techniquest@newi. The science discovery centre is situated within NEWI's Plas Coch campus. Techniquest is a science and discovery centre in Cardiff Bay, Wales. ... Newi is actually an acronym for NEw World Infrastructure, a software architecture for software componentry, mostly known as Newi Business Objects which coined the term business object. ...

Music

Wrexham has built a vibrant music scene over the last few years. In 2007 it featured on BBC Radio One's Steve Lamacq show, and regularly features on the Welsh music portion of the station. The main live music venue in Wrexham is Central Station, a club with a capacity of approximately 650, attracting touring bands from across the country. Since its opening in 2000 the venue has played host to hundreds of acts, including The Charlatans, the Scratch Perverts, Ash, The View, The Wildhearts, Mansun, Shed Seven, The Wonder Stuff, The Damned, Skindred, Supersuckers, Moscow, Bloc Party, Hundred Reasons, Grandmaster Flash, Electric Six, Trashlight Vision, The Fall, Budgie, The Blackout, Kids in Glass Houses, Rooster, Blaze Bayley and Robert Plant.^[5] BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965), sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or The Cat (due to his ability as a goalkeeper), is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and now BBC Radio 2... The Charlatans could refer to two bands The Charlatans, a United States band The Charlatans, a British band, sometimes known in the US as Charlatans UK This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from the UK, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Plus One. ... Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. ... This article is about the talk show. ... The Wildhearts are a rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ... Mansun were a rock music band formed in Chester in 1995 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, lead guitarist/back vocalist Dominic Chad, and bassist Stove King, with drummer Andie Rathbone, and disbanded in May, 2003. ... Shed Seven are an English indie rock band from York. ... The Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England. ... This article is about the music group. ... Skindred is a four-piece band from Newport, South Wales, UK. Their genre is a mix of metal, punk, hip hop, reggae, and ragga known as Ragga-punk by the band and fans alike. ... The Supersuckers are an American rock and roll band. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Bloc Party are an English indie rock band. ... Hundred Reasons are a British rock band, originally signed to Columbia Records in mid-April 2001 after fourteen months of near-constant touring. ... Joseph Biggie Grand Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados), better known as Grandmaster Flash, is a American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Electric Six is a six-piece Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as an energetic[2] and unique[3] brand of rock music infused with elements of garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal. ... Trashlight Vision is a trashy punk band from the United States. ... This article is about the band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Blackout are a post-hardcore/screamo band from South Wales. ... Kids in Glass Houses are a five-piece powerpop rock band from Cardiff, the capital of Wales. ... Rooster were an English indie rock band. ... Blaze Bayley Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cook[1], 29 May 1963, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer for the heavy metal band, Blaze. ... Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter, most famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, but also for his successful solo career. ...

Another live music venue in Wrexham is the William Aston Hall at NEWI. It hosts concerts and live entertainment. This 900-seat venue has recently undergone extensive refurbishment, and is now designed to accommodate a range of events from conferences and exhibitions to theatrical performances and pop/rock concerts. Acts who have performed there in the past include Super Furry Animals, Love, Ray Davies, Funeral for a Friend, Freddie Starr and Sweet.^[6]. Other music venues in the town include the Old Swan on Abbot Street, and the Goulbourne in Borras. Newi is actually an acronym for NEw World Infrastructure, a software architecture for software componentry, mostly known as Newi Business Objects which coined the term business object. ... Super Furry Animals (also known as SFA, the Furries and the Super Furries) are a Welsh rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE (born June 21, 1944 at Fortis Green, London) is an influential English rock musician, best known as lead singer-songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most influential, prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave. ... For the Elton John song, see Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding. ... Freddie Starr as seen on the cover of his 2001 autobiography Unwrapped. ... Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975) were a popular 1970s British band. ...

Media

Wrexham's newspapers include the daily Wrexham Evening Leader, the weekly free Wrexham Mail, and the weekly broadsheet Wrexham Leader, often known as the "Big Leader". Two radio stations serve the town; the FM licence is Marcher Sound and the local medium wave station is Classic Gold Marcher, both based in shared studios on Mold Road. These studios are also home to a number of other regional radio stations broadcasting to the North Wales coast and the Wirral. A 'Media' quarter has developed within the towns' Civic Centre where television stations BBC Wales, ITV Wales and S4C have studios or bureaux for their regional news services. The Evening Leader is a daily evening paper distributed on week nights. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... MFM 103. ... Classic Gold Marcher, originally Marcher Gold, is a British independent local radio station broadcasting to Wrexham and Chester, part of the Classic Gold Network. ... The Capitol District of Honolulu, Hawaii is considered a civic center. ... BBC Wales (Welsh: ) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. ... ITV Wales & West Ltd (formally and more commonly known as HTV) is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England[1]. It is owned by ITV plc. ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, which is Welsh for Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales. ...

In addition, Wrexham also has a community radio station called "Calon FM" based at "The Wall" recording studio in the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education.

Shopping

The main shopping areas in Wrexham are; Abbot Street, Bank Street, Henblas Street, King Street, Regent Street, Overton Arcade, Hope Street and Queen Street. A cluster of retail parks are situated around the inner ring road at the Central and Border retail parks. Plas Coch and Berse retail parks are situated on the outskirts close to the A483.

In 1999, almost at a stroke, Wrexham town centre added over 250,000 square feet (23,000 m²) of retail shopping space when the Henblas Square and Island Green developments were completed. In 2008 a 400,000 square feet (40,000 m²) development will be completed at Eagles Meadow. This will increase Wrexham's shopping catchment to half a million shoppers. Committed stores to the development include Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, H&M, Next, River Island, TenPin and Odeon. The new development will be connected to Yorke Street / High Street by an iconic bridge. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2736 Ã— 3648 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2736 Ã— 3648 pixel, file size: 2. ... Eagles Meadow is an area of Central Wrexham that has had a variety of uses over hundereds of years. ... Eagles Meadow is an area of Central Wrexham that has had a variety of uses over hundereds of years. ...

Traditional markets - There are three covered markets (Beast, Butchers and Peoples Market's) plus North Wales' largest open air market based in the town centre each Monday (including Bank Holidays).

Wrexham boasts the most used Shopmobility Service in North Wales, which is free. Much of the Wrexham Town Centre is pedestrianised.

There are short stay car parks adjacent to the town centre. Long-stay parking is available at St. Marks (NCP) at the northern end of Regent Street or the larger surface park (WCBC)

Food & Drink

There is a variety of restaurants within the town centre, including Anise, Dao Siam, Domellis Italian restaurant, Hong Kong House, Jamuna Tandoori, The Lemon Tree, Perelli's, and The Sleepy Panda. The town centre is usually the commercial or geographical centre of a town. ...

It is said Wrexham has more pubs in proportion to its population then anywhere else in Britain.^{[citation needed]}

Nightlife

Wrexham has a vibrant nightlife mainly centred around the older original parts of the town close to the St. Giles Church along High Street, Town Hill and Brook Street. Some of the more popular bars include Lloyds, Bar Cuprum, Golden Lion, Yates, Milliners, Harveys, Fat Cat Cafe Bar, Chequers, Bar 1-5, Barracuda, Yales Cafe/Bar, Honky Tonks, the Commercial, The Cambrian Vaults, South Central, Chicago Rock Cafe and Club K1. Nightclubs include Liquid, Envy, Scotts, Central Station (including live music venue), Chicago Rock Cafe and the Centenary Club (at Wrexham FC) Wrexham Association Football Club (nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins) is a football team based in Wrexham in north Wales. ...

Green space

Wales in Bloom 2007 - City Merit Award Wales in Bloom 2007 - City Merit Award Wrexham has two main town parks, these being Bellevue Park and Acton Park, and open parkland at Erddig. ...

Wrexham has two main town parks, these being Bellevue Park and Acton Park, and open parkland at Erddig. With the rapid development of the town in the 19th century, the need for a formal park for the growing population was identified. However it was not until 1906 that the location for the new park was agreed upon. The 'Parciau' or Bellevue Park as it became known, was build alongside the old cemetery on Ruabon Road. The park was designed to commemorate the Jubilee year of the Incorporation of Wrexham.

Parks

Belle Vue Park - During the 1970s Bellevue Park was neglected and many of the amenities were in a poor state of repair. A major project was undertaken to refurbish the Park back to its original splendour. This was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Urban Parks Project, Welsh Development Agency, and the European Regional Development Fund. The park reopened in June 2000. It now boasts children's play areas, a bowling green which is home to the Parciau Bowling Club, tennis and basketball courts, an original Edwardian bandstand set in an amphitheatre, and a jogging route for walkers and joggers. The park itself has many walkways through mature tree-lined avenues as well as affording some magnificent views of the Parish Church. The park is well lit and has a number of CCTV cameras installed to deter antisocial behaviour. Belle Vue Park is a Victorian park located in Wrexham. ...

Bellevue Park has once again regained its popularity with the people of Wrexham. Throughout the summer months a broad spectrum of social events take place, such as music concerts for all tastes and 'Fun days' for children.

Acton Park was originally the landscaped grounds of Acton Hall. It was originally laid out in 1785 by James Wyatt on the instructions of the owner Sir Foster Cunliffe. Over the years the Estate passed through several owners. In 1947 Wrexham Council was given the Hall and Park by the then owner Alderman William Aston. A section of Acton Park was sold for Housing development in the 1970s. The surviving area now covers approximately 55 acres. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,024 Ã— 768 pixels, file size: 92 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Spicke01. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,024 Ã— 768 pixels, file size: 92 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Spicke01. ... Acton Park is a village in the Welsh county borough of Wrexham, in Denbighshire. ... Acton Hall in Wrexham was the birthplace of George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, PC (May 15, 1645 â€“ April 18, 1689), better known as Judge Jefferies or The Hanging Judge, became notorious during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor (and serving as... Fonthill Abbey. ... Sir Foster Cunliffe 3rd Baronet (born 1755 - died 1834) was the founder of the Royal Society of British Bowmen. ... Acton Park is a village in the Welsh county borough of Wrexham, in Denbighshire. ...

Acton Park features a bowling green, tennis courts, a children's play area, Japanese-style garden and a large lake which has attracted diverse wildlife. The general layout of the park has remained unchanged since it was laid out in the 18th century and now boasts many mature trees.

Llwyn Isaf, which is situated alongside Wrexham Guildhall is a popular green area within the town centre. The green was originally the landscaped grounds of a mansion house known as Llwyn Isaf. It now lies at the centre of Wrexham's civic centre just off Queens Square. The Welsh Children in Need concert was held at this location in 2005. Llwyn Isaf is a green in the centre of Wrexham. ... New BBC Children in Need Pudsey and logo from 2007 BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised Â£470million. ...

Open Parkland

Erddig Park is situated two miles (3 km) south of the town centre where the town meets the Clywedog Valley. The Park is owned and managed by the National Trust, and is home to Erddig Hall and its formal gardens. The Park is also home to a number of notable historic features. These include a hydraulic ram known as the 'Cup and Saucer' which is used to pump water from the park to Erddig Hall, and the remains of Wristleham motte and bailey which is thought to be the beginnings of Wrexham as a town in the 12th century. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 475 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 608 pixel, file size: 210 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Spicke01 The Cup and Saucer, part of the National Trust Erddig property, nr. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 475 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 608 pixel, file size: 210 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Spicke01 The Cup and Saucer, part of the National Trust Erddig property, nr. ... Erddig Hall was built in 1687, and was designed by Thomas Webb. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Erddig Hall was built in 1687, and was designed by Thomas Webb. ... A hydraulic ram that drives a fountain at the Centre for Alternative Technology A hydraulic ram is a water-powered cyclic pump. ... Model of a motte-and-bailey Plan of Windsor Castle in 1743 by Batty Langley The remains of a motte, at Brinklow in Warwickshire, England The motte, at Knockgraffon, New Inn in County Tipperary, Ireland The remains of a Motte situated in Callan, Co Kilkenny, Ireland A motte-and-bailey...

Heritage

Wrexham's former police station on Regent Street, originally the barracks for the Royal Denbighshire Militia, is now home to Wrexham County Borough Museum. The Museum has two galleries devoted to the history of the town and its surrounding communities. There is also a programme of temporary exhibitions, including an exhibition featuring the Mold Cape, the first time the Bronze Age treasure had returned to North Wales from the British Museum since its discovery in 1833. Just to the west of the town, Bersham Heritage Centre and Ironworks tell the story of John Wilkinson, the 'Iron Mad' pioneer of the Industrial Revolution. At the top end of the Clywedog Valley, about ten minutes' drive from Wrexham, Minera Lead Mines are the remains of the profitable lead industry that dates back to prehistoric times. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... The British Museum in London, England is a museum of human history and culture. ... Bersham Ironworks were large ironworks at Bersham, near Wrexham, North Wales. ... John Iron-Mad Wilkinson (1728 – 1808) was a British industrialist who suggested the use of iron for many roles where other materials had previously been used. ... A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... The Clywedog Valley is a valley and river in North Wales, near Wrexham. ... Minera Leadmines are derelict mine workings and tourist centre in North Wales, near Wrexham. ...

To the east of Wrexham, there are the remains of Holt Castle. The castle and the nearby late medieval bridge were the scene of constant skirmishes during the Civil War in the 17th century. The River Dee in this area is deep and wide. The bridge at Holt was the first crossing point south of the city of Chester and hence was of major strategic importance. Holt is a town in the borough of Wrexham, traditional county of Denbighshire in Wales, United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... , For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ...

Just 2 miles (3 km) south of Wrexham town centre, Erddig, the National Trust property, was home to the Yorke family until 1973. Its last resident, Philip Yorke, handed over a house in need of restoration as years of subsidence caused by the workings of Bersham Colliery had caused a lot of damage. The house was voted one of the two most popular stately homes in the UK by a National Trust/Channel 5 publication. However, the house was not popular with Bersham miners as it stood on a pillar of coal and they had to work round it. Erddig Hall was built in 1687, and was designed by Thomas Webb. ... A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). ... Channel 5, as a television channel, may refer to: Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV, Singapore; UK television broadcaster Five, which was formerly known as Channel 5; Canale 5 in Italy This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Surface coal mining in Wyoming. ...

One thing Wrexham has always been famous for is beer. In the mid to late 19th century Wrexham had over 35 breweries, and grew a proud tradition of brewing both ale and lager. In 1882 German immigrants set up Britain's first Lager brewery under the name of Wrexham Lager. In 2000 the Wrexham Lager Brewery was the last one to close. A number of the original brewery buildings remain. Most notably Wrexham Lager on Central Road (offices), Soames Brewery on Yorke Street (Nags Head) and Border Brewery on Tuttle Street (converted apartments). For other uses, see Ale (disambiguation). ... Lager is a well attenuated beer brewed in cool conditions using a slow-acting brewers yeast, known as a bottom-fermenting yeast, and then stored (or lagered) for a period in cool conditions to clear away particles and certain flavour compounds to produce a clean taste. ... Wrexham Lager was a brewery in Wrexham that produced alcoholic drink for more than 120 years. ...

Wrexham's mining heritage is nearly all gone. Most former mines have been converted into industrial and business parks - one such development at Bersham Colliery has the last surviving headgear in the North Wales coalfield. Just off the A483, on the edge of Wrexham, the Gresford Disaster Memorial stands witness to the 261 miners, two rescuemen and one surface worker killed by a series of explosions in the Gresford Colliery in 1934. The Gresford Disaster was one of Britains worst mining disasters. ...

Religion

The Church of St. Giles

St Giles' Church, Wrexham is the Parish Church of Wrexham and considered the greatest medieval church in Wales^[7]. It includes a colourful ceiling of flying musical angels, two early eagle lecterns, a window by the artist Edward Burne-Jones and the Royal Welch Fusiliers chapel. In the graveyard is the tomb of Elihu Yale who was the benefactor of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States and after whom Yale College Wrexham is named. As a tribute to Yale and his resting place, a scaled down replica of the church tower, known as 'Wrexham Tower' was constructed at Yale University. The tower appears in an 18th century rhyme, as one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 785 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1772 Ã— 1353 pixel, file size: 214 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A photo of Wrexhams St Giles church. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 785 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1772 Ã— 1353 pixel, file size: 214 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A photo of Wrexhams St Giles church. ... St Giles Church is the parish church of Wrexham, Wales, and its tower is traditionally one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. ... St Giles Church is the parish church of Wrexham, Wales, and its tower is traditionally one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. ... This article is about the supernatural being. ... Lectern in Seattle First Methodist Church. ... Love Among the Ruins, by Edward Burne-Jones. ... The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... Elihu Yale Elihu Yale, (April 5, 1649 â€“ July 8, 1721), was the first benefactor of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in the United States. ... Yale redirects here. ... â€œNew Havenâ€ redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area Ranked 48th - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (113 km) - Length 110 miles (177 km) - % water 12. ... Yales main reception - note the signs are in both English and Welsh Yale College Wrexham is a college in Wrexham, Wales. ... The Seven Wonders of Wales is a traditional list of notable landmarks in Wales, commemorated in an anonymous rhyme: Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple, Snowdons mountain without its people, Overton yew trees, St Winefride wells, Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells. ...

St. Mary's Cathederal

The Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows (St. Mary's), in Regent Street, is the main Church of the Diocese of Wrexham, which extends over all of North Wales. Built in 1857 at the height of the Gothic Revival, the Cathedral was home to the Bishop of Menevia from 1898 until 1987, whose diocese covered all of Wales. However in 1987 the Catholic province of Wales was reconstructed, since which time the Cathedral has been home to the Bishop of Wrexham (now 2nd Bishop of Wrexham). The cathedral is also home to the relic of Saint Richard Gwyn, Wrexham's patron saint. He was a Catholic martyr in the 16th century and was hung drawn and quartered at Wrexham's Beast Market. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970. Image File history File links Richard_Gwyn. ... Image File history File links Richard_Gwyn. ... Saint Richard Gwyn Saint Richard Gwyn (c. ... The Bishop of Wrexham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham in the Province of Cardiff. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... The Bishop of Wrexham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham in the Province of Cardiff. ... Saint Richard Gwyn Saint Richard Gwyn (c. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ...

Other

Wrexham also has a number of non-denominational chapels and churches scattered about the town. The main Methodist Church is Wrexham Methodist church, built in 1971 on the site of the former Brynyfynnon Chapel on Regent Street. Up until the 1970s the town was full of Welsh non-denominational chapels and the attendance of these was far in excess of that of the Anglican Church in the town. The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

In the past, Wrexham had a church with a spire much taller than the St Giles steeple. This church was dedicated and named after St Mark, but this was demolished as the building's foundations were in danger of collapse. A multi-storey car park named "St Marks" was erected on the site. Mark the Evangelist (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark, drawing much of his material from Peter. ...

Sport

Football and Rugby

For most of its history, Wrexham was the site of the headquarters of the Football Association of Wales. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 533 pixelsFull resolution (3083 Ã— 2055 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 533 pixelsFull resolution (3083 Ã— 2055 pixel, file size: 3. ... The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. ... Wrexham Association Football Club (nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins) is a football team based in Wrexham in north Wales. ... The Football Association of Wales is the governing body of football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA and UEFA. Established in 1876, it is the third-oldest association in the world, and is one of the four associations (with the English Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the...

The town has a professional football team, Wrexham F.C., which competes in the English Football League despite being based in Wales. Currently managed by Brian Carey and his assistant Steve Weaver, the club has a rich 130 year history and is perhaps most notable for an FA Cup upset over Arsenal F.C. in 1992, together with a number of European Cup Winners Cup runs in the 1970s-80s and early 90s, playing teams such as FC Porto (whom they beat), Anderlecht, Manchester United and AS Roma. They enjoyed a succession of FA Cup runs knocking teams such as Arsenal, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and West Ham out. They they lifted the Vans Trophy at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in front of 40,000 fans in May [2005]], but had entered administration several months earlier and the 10-point penalty for this had caused their relegation to the basement division of the Football League. Despite the attempt to knock down the club's historic Racecourse Ground and replace it with a shopping development in 2005-06, the club's future is now assured, thanks to a consortium of local businessmen led by a local car dealer Neville Dickens and partner Geoff Moss. The town end of the ground is due for redevelopment in 2008, which will see a new stand and a number of high quality apartments built. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Wrexham Football Club (Welsh: , nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins) are a football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales. ... England national football team playing at Wembley stadium. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic league cups. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Anderlecht municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region Anderlecht coat of arms Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. ... The 2005â€“06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

The ground has in the past also served as the secondary home of the Llanelli Scarlets, one of the four Welsh professional rugby union sides that compete in the Magners sponsored Celtic League. They would play, on average, two games per season there, though since the problems experienced by Wrexham FC during its period in administration, and uncertainty over the future of the ground, there were no Llanelli Scarlets games played there in season 2005–6 nor are any games scheduled for the 2006–7 Magners League season. Liverpool F.C. Reserves also play their home fixtures here, as do the Welsh international rugby team on occasion. Official website www. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ...

Other Sports

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Places of interest and landmarks

A number of tourist attractions can be found in the town or within a short drive from the centre. Among the most popular are: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Aqueduct, view from the ground Crossing the aqueduct A view of the ground below from the aqueduct The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is an aqueduct which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, east of Llangollen in north Wales. ...

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse (Wrexham) is a left-handed jumps racecourse , is the only Racecourse in the country that doesnâ€™t have a Grandstand, Jump racing has been taking place at Bangor on Dee Racecourse since 1859 and is steeped in history. ... Chirk Castle Chirk Castle is a castle located in Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, and presently in the ownership of the National Trust. ... The Clywedog Valley is a valley and river in North Wales, near Wrexham. ... Minera Leadmines are derelict mine workings and tourist centre in North Wales, near Wrexham. ... The Clywedog Valley is a valley and river in North Wales, near Wrexham. ... Bersham Ironworks were large ironworks at Bersham, near Wrexham, North Wales. ... Llandegla Forest (Coed Llandegla in Welsh) is a forest of planted conifers covering 650 hectares in Denbighshire, north-east Wales. ... Erddig Hall was built in 1687, and was designed by Thomas Webb. ... The Aqueduct, view from the ground Crossing the aqueduct A view of the ground below from the aqueduct The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is an aqueduct which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, east of Llangollen in north Wales. ... The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. ... Wrexham Football Club (Welsh: , nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins) are a football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales. ... St Giles Church is the parish church of Wrexham, Wales, and its tower is traditionally one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. ... The Seven Wonders of Wales is a traditional list of notable landmarks in Wales, commemorated in an anonymous rhyme: Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple, Snowdons mountain without its people, Overton yew trees, St Winefride wells, Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells. ... Elihu Yale Elihu Yale, (April 5, 1649 â€“ July 8, 1721), was the first benefactor of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in the United States. ... Techniquest is a science and discovery centre in Cardiff Bay, Wales. ... Valle Crucis Abbey is in the Dee (Dyfrdwy) valley about 1Â½ miles upstream (north) from Llangollen, Denbighshire. ...

Education

Wrexham is home to the newest University of Wales college, the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI). This incorporates the North Wales School of Art and Design. NEWI is currently seeking full University status as the future University of Wales, Wrexham.^[10] The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ... The North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (Welsh: Athrofa Addysg Uwch Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru, commonly: NEWI, officially North East Wales Institute of Higher Education also University of Wales, NEWI) is a higher education institution based in Wrexham, in North Wales, UK. At present, NEWI is a full member of...

Wrexham has a number of primary and secondary schools. It has just one Welsh-speaking secondary school, that being Ysgol Morgan Llwyd. Recently, three of the largest secondary schools, St David's School, Ysgol Bryn Offa and The Groves High School were merged to create two larger "super Schools", Ysgol Clywedog and Rhosnesni High School. Wrexham has also become home to the first shared-faith school in Wales in the form of St Joseph's. Yale College is the main post-16 education facility. Ysgol Clywedog, formerly known as Ysgol Bryn Offa, is a new school which serves the town of Wrexham in North Wales. ... Rhosnesni High School is a high school created in 2003 by Wrexham County Borough council as a part of their controversial super schools plan. ... Yales main reception - note the signs are in both English and Welsh Yale College Wrexham is a college in Wrexham, Wales. ...

Politics

Wrexham County Borough Council elects a mayor who serves for one year. The current mayor of Wrexham is Councillor Joan Lowe. She is the ninth female mayor of Wrexham. Wrexham Council's website, is one of the leading council websites in the country. People who live under the jurisdiction of Wrexham County Borough Council are able to pay taxes, debts and other fees through the website. They can also access many other services, such as reporting crimes, submitting planning applications and applying for permits. In the United Kingdom, the office of Mayor or Lord Mayor (Provost and Lord Provost in Scotland) had long been ceremonial posts, with little or no duties attached to it. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ...

The Wrexham constituency elects members to the UK Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales. The constituency includes both the town and some of its outlying villages such as Gwersyllt, Llay, Marford and Rossett. In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker HÃ©lÃ¨ne Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn FÃ©in... Established 1999 by the Government of Wales Act 1998 Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas AM (Plaid) Since May 12, 1999 Deputy Presiding Officer Rosemary Butler AM (Lab) Leader of the House Carwyn Jones AM (Lab) Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly Claire Clancy Political parties 6 Welsh Labour (26... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ...

The UK Parliament constituency of Wrexham has long been a safe seat for the Labour Party. The current Member of Parliament is Ian Lucas, and the Assembly Member for the National Assembly for Wales constituency of Wrexham is Lesley Griffiths. Wrexham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and in the National Assembly for Wales. ... A safe seat is a seat in a legislature which is regarded as fully secured by a certain political party with very little chance of an election upset because of the nature of the electorate in the constituency concerned. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960, Gateshead) has been the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Wrexham in the United Kingdom since 2001. ... The National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 members known as AMs or assembly members (in Welsh: ACau or Aelodaur Cynulliad). ... Wrexham is a constituency represented in the National Assembly for Wales. ... Susan Lesley Griffiths (born 1960) is a Welsh Labour Party politician. ...

Twinning

The town of Wrexham is twinned with the German district of Märkischer Kreis and the Polish town of Racibórz. Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Iserlohn Iserlohn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The MÃ¤rkische Kreis is a district (Kreis) in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... RacibÃ³rz (-Polish, Czech: RatiboÅ™, German: Ratibor) is a town in southern Poland with 65,100 inhabitants (1995) situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998). ... The MÃ¤rkische Kreis is a district (Kreis) in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... RacibÃ³rz (-Polish, Czech: RatiboÅ™, German: Ratibor) is a town in southern Poland with 65,100 inhabitants (1995) situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998). ...

The first Twinning was established on 17 March 1970 between the former Kreis Iserlohn and Wrexham Rural District. Its early success ensured that, after local government reorganisation in both countries in the mid-seventies, the Twinning was taken over by the new Councils of Märkischer Kreis and Wrexham Maelor Borough Council and, in 1996, by Wrexham County Borough Council. is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2001 Märkischer Kreis entered a Twinning arrangement with Racibórz (Ratibor), a county in Poland, which was formerly part of Silesia, Germany. In September 2002, a delegation from Racibórz visited Wrexham and began initial discussions about possible co-operation which led, eventually, to the signing of Articles of Twinning between Wrexham and Racibórz in March 2004. The Wrexham area has strong historical links with Poland. Following World War II, many service personnel from the Free Polish armed forces who had been injured received treatment at Penley Polish Hospital. Many of their descendants remain in the area to this day. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Penley (Welsh: ) is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham, in north-east Wales close to the border with Shropshire, England The village was, until 1974, in an exclave of the traditional county of Flintshire known as Maelor Saesneg[1]. (English: Saxon or English-speaking Maelor), sometimes called Flintshire...

Transport

Rail

Wrexham has two railway stations. Wrexham General & Wrexham Central. Until the early 1980s what is now platform 4 of Wrexham General, serving the Wrexham Central - Bidston service, was a separate station, Wrexham Exchange. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 444 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (999 Ã— 1350 pixel, file size: 192 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 444 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (999 Ã— 1350 pixel, file size: 192 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Wrexham General was opened in 1846 (rebuilt in 1912) it has 6 platforms (4 through, 2 terminal) and provides direct rail services to Bangor, Birmingham, Cardiff, Chester, Holyhead, Liverpool, Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton. From Spring 2008 a new (5 times daily) direct service to London will begin, this will include stops at Tame Bridge Parkway (Walsall) and Banbury. The new service will be based in Wrexham and operated by Wrexham and Shropshire. All local services that operate from Wrexham Central also run through General. Wrexham General railway station (Welsh: ) is a medium sized railway station in the town of Wrexham, north-east Wales // In 1846 the first steam trains began the Railway Age in Wrexham. ... , Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British city. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... , For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Shrewsbury (disambiguation). ... Wolverhampton is a city in the historic county of Staffordshire and metropolitan county of the West Midlands. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... , Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... , The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal, with Banbury Museum in the background. ... Wrexham & Shropshire is the operating name of the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company, a railway company in the United Kingdom. ...

Wrexham Central which is located on the Island Green retail park has 1 platform, but splits into 2 tracks on the outskirts of the town. It provides direct rail services Gwersyllt, Cefn-y-Bedd, Caergwrle, Hope, Penyffordd, Buckley, Hawarden, Shotton, Hawarden Bridge, Neston, Heswall, Upton (Wirral), Bidston (where there are connections to Liverpool and West Kirby). Until the 1998 construction of the Island Green retail park, Wrexham Central station was located 50 metres further along the track. Wrexham Central railway station is a small railway station serving the town of Wrexham in Wales. ... Gwersyllt (derived from the Welsh word, Gwersyll meaning campsite) is one of the most populated and largest villages in Wrexham, and indeed even North Wales. ... Caergwrle is a small town in northern United Kingdom. ... Penyffordd is a small Welsh village situated between Wrexham and Chester in Flintshire, Wales. ... For other uses, see Buckley (disambiguation). ... Hawarden (pronounced Harden; Welsh: PenarlÃ¢g) is a small town in Flintshire, north Wales, a few miles from the city of Chester. ... Neston is the name of more than one place in the United Kingdom: Neston, Cheshire Neston, Wiltshire This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... , Heswall is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. ... Upton is a village on the Wirral, Merseyside close to Birkenhead. ... Bidston is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England Located adjacent junction 2, M53, the village of bidston is situated on a hill, with elevation of approximately 60m, above sea level. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... , West Kirby is a town located on the north west corner of the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. ...

Plans are afoot to electrify the Borderlands line with runs through General and Central to Deeside and the Wirral. This would increase capacity and accelerate speeds on the line.

There are further three local stations in the Borough at Chirk, Ruabon and Gwersyllt, with plans to re-open at least another two over the next few years at Rossett and Johnstown. Plans also include a 'Park and Rail' service from one of these locations into Wrexham Central, to ease current traffic congestion and pressure on town centre car parks. St Marys Parish Church Aqueduct of Chirk, John Sell Cotman, c. ... Ruabon (Welsh: Rhiwabon) is a small village south of Wrexham in north Wales. ... Gwersyllt (derived from the Welsh word, Gwersyll meaning campsite) is one of the most populated and largest villages in Wrexham, and indeed even North Wales. ...

Bus & Coach

A recent focus on road transport by the council has improved bus travel in the Wrexham area, with most buses being low-floor and slightly elevated bus stops to allow people easier access to buses. A new bus terminal, the largest in north Wales, has been built in Wrexham, featuring indoor shops and ambient music, along with a staffed information booth. The bus station serves local, regional and long-distance bus services. It is served by various bus companies, including Arriva Wales/Cymru, GHA, and Bryn Melyn. Long distance coaches are available to Edinburgh and London. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 530 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,207 Ã— 800 pixels, file size: 718 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 530 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,207 Ã— 800 pixels, file size: 718 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The "Wrexham shuttle" provides a link between Wrexham and the nearby industrial estate, there is a similar one in operation in the Deeside area.

Wrexham is served by the National Express coach network, it picks up from the King street bus station.

Wrexham is one of the first areas in the United Kingdom to adopt the use of the distinctive yellow American Bluebird school buses. 10 currently operate in the Wrexham area, transporting pupils to and from the schools and colleges. The Blue Bird Corporation is a large manufacturer of buses. ...

Roads

The town centre is orbited by a ring road. The northern and eastern parts of the road are dualled between Rhosddu Road roundabout and Eagles Meadow. The ring road and Mold Road/Regent Street are the main sources of congestion in the town. Park and Ride facilities have been introduced on a weekend basis, however future plans to extend the service are to be discussed.

The A483 is Wrexham's principal route. It skirts the western edge of the town, dividing it from the urban villages to the west. The road has connections with major roads (A55, M53, A5(M54)).

The A541 is the main route into Wrexham from Mold and the town's western urban area.

Future Development

Wrexham has many major plans for the future. The WDA (Welsh Development Agency) (now disbanded), had earmarked Wrexham as a potential transport hub. The UK capital of culture for 2008, Liverpool, has also donated £100,000 to a study of electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston railway line, and a possible rail link to the North Wales coast line. This will open new rail links to the east, and the urban area of Liverpool. The Welsh Development Agency (WDA) is a public sector quango or NGO funded by the British government for the purpose of encouraging business development and investment in Wales. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... Bidston is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England Located adjacent junction 2, M53, the village of bidston is situated on a hill, with elevation of approximately 60m, above sea level. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...

With house prices rising rapidly in this area, the council has made many plans for massive suburban housing estates to be built. One, near Ysgol Clywedog, will include a small shopping centre and another primary school. Ysgol Clywedog, formerly known as Ysgol Bryn Offa, is a new school which serves the town of Wrexham in North Wales. ...

In late January 2006, a new company called the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway (WSMR), was formed. In September 2007, the Office of Rail Regulation granted the company, trading as Wrexham & Shropshire permission to operate services from Wrexham to London via Shrewsbury, Telford and the West Midlands from early 2008. This will restore direct services to London from Wrexham and Shropshire. The company's operations will be based in Wrexham, creating 50 jobs at an operating depot in the town. Wrexham & Shropshire is the operating name of the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company, a railway company in the United Kingdom. ... The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is the UK governments agency for regulation of the countrys railway network. ... Wrexham & Shropshire is the operating name of the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company, a railway company in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other places with the same name, see Shrewsbury (disambiguation). ... , This article is about the town of Telford, Shropshire. ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop[6] or abbreviated Shrops[7], is a county in the West Midlands of England. ...

Districts

The County Borough Council divides the area into 'Wrexham Town', adjacent 'Urban Villages' and other 'Rural Villages'^[11]. The Office for National Statistics defines a Wrexham Urban Area which consists of Wrexham Town and coalesced suburbs (Pop. 63,084 in 2001). Additionally there are number surrounding Urban Villages (most notably Coedpoeth, Marchwiel, Gresford, Llay) which are not part of the Urban area but often considered as part of 'Wrexham'. Its estimated the population of this area is in excess of 80,000. Office for National Statistics logo The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the United Kingdom government executive agency charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom at national and local levels. ...

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Wrexham Urban Area

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Nearby villages

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Notable people from Wrexham

A number of famous people have been born or lived in Wrexham over the years. Among them are:

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