Holt
Holt is a medieval village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated on the border with England and within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly after the English conquest of Wales in 1277. Farndon lies just over the River Dee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Chad’s Church and Farndon Bridge.
St Chad’s Church
Church
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Chad's Church, Holt, is in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales overlooking the River Dee and the Wales–England border. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Alyn, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph.
Farndon Bridge
Bridge
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Farndon Bridge, also known as Holt Bridge, crosses the River Dee and the England–Wales border between the villages of Farndon, Cheshire, England and Holt, Wrexham, Wales.
St Chad’s Church, Farndon
Church
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Chad's Church is in the village of Farndon, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wrexham and Gresford.
Wrexham
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Wrexham is a city in Clwyd in North Wales. It's industrial, but has lost its former trades of coal-mining and brick-making. It was granted "city" status in 2022, but this is ceremonial and doesn't affect its governance.
Gresford
Village
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gresford is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334, reducing to 5,010 at the 2011 census. Gresford is situated 2½ miles northwest of Holt.
Holt
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0697° or 53° 4′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.9207° or 2° 55′ 14″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C5V339H+VPGeoNames ID
7299705
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