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Ruabon

Ruabon

Ruabon is a village and community in , . The name comes from Rhiw Fabon, rhiw being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and Fabon being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church name, of earlier, Celtic origin.
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  • Type: Village with 3,090 residents
  • Description: village and community in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Rhiwabon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruabon railway station and St Mary’s Church.

Railway station
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is a combined rail and bus interchange serving Ruabon, , . It is the second busiest station in Wrexham County Borough in terms of passenger journeys, after the mainline station, Wrexham General.

Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a Grade I listed church in Ruabon, , . It is situated in the church yard between Bridge Street and Church Street.

Pub
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a pub in Ruabon, Wales. Located in a former coaching inn, since 2008 is has been operated by the McGivern family and has its own microbrewery. It has received various local and national awards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plas Madoc and Rhosymedre.

Village
is a housing estate and former electoral ward near , in the Cefn community in , . It is located seven miles to the south-west of , and contains The Land adventure playground, and a community-run leisure centre with a swimming pool.

Village
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village within the community of Cefn, in , . The church, which was consecrated in 1837, is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and is part of the Diocese of St Asaph.

Village
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales, and forms part of the historic coal mining community of Rhosllannerchrugog. It is thought to have been named after John Bury, a mid-19th century member of Wrexham's first Town Council, who built several houses in the area. is situated 1½ miles north of Ruabon.

Ruabon

Latitude
52.98713° or 52° 59′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.0415° or 3° 2′ 29″ west
Population
3,090
Elevation
394 feet (120 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB RUW
Open location code
9C4RXXP5+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29779763
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639014
Wiki­data ID
Q1770481
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Ruabon” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ruabon”
  • Breton: “Rhiwabon”
  • Catalan: “Rhiwabon”
  • Catalan: “Ruabon”
  • Cebuano: “Ruabon”
  • Chinese: “Ruabon”
  • Cornish: “Rhiwabon”
  • Czech: “Ruabon”
  • Danish: “Ruabon”
  • Dutch: “Ruabon”
  • French: “Ruabon”
  • Galician: “Rhiwabon”
  • German: “Ruabon”
  • Indonesian: “Ruabon”
  • Irish: “Rhiwabon”
  • Italian: “Rhiwabon”
  • Italian: “Ruabon”
  • Japanese: “リュアーボン”
  • Japanese: “リワボン”
  • Japanese: “ルアボン”
  • Livvi: “Rhiwabon”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ruabon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rhiwabon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ruabon”
  • Norwegian: “Ruabon”
  • Persian: “روابون”
  • Polish: “Ruabon”
  • Russian: “Руабон”
  • Scots: “Rhiwabon”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rhiwabon”
  • Spanish: “Ruabon”
  • Swedish: “Ruabon”
  • Võro: “Rhiwabon”
  • Welsh: “Rhiw Fabon”
  • Welsh: “Rhiwabon”

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