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Bwlchgwyn

Bwlchgwyn is a village in , Wales, on the A525 road, 5 miles west of the city of and 10 miles south-east of the town of .
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  • Type: Village with 1,150 residents
  • Description: village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Bwlch-gwyn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nant-y-Ffrith Reservoir and Minera Lead Mines Country Park.

Reservoir
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Park
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bwlchgwyn.

Peak
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area in , , , and is part of the Ruabon Moors. It rises to a height of 458 - 460 m. It lies partly within the community of . is situated 1½ miles south of Bwlchgwyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwynfryn and Minera.

Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill-top village in the community of in , Wales. Its name, originally that of the village chapel, is formed from the Welsh words bryn, "hill", and gwyn, "white": "white hill".

Village
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is a village and community in , . It adjoins the village of . The community, which in addition to village includes a number of smaller hamlets such as and and large areas of farmland, had a total population of 1,608 at the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 1,617 at the 2011 Census.

Village
is a small hamlet near , in north-east . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bwlchgwyn.

Bwlchgwyn

Latitude
53.07236° or 53° 4′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.10238° or 3° 6′ 9″ west
Population
1,150
Elevation
1,060 feet (323 metres)
Open location code
9C5R3VCX+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262557595
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11876492
Wiki­data ID
Q5003698
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Bwlchgwyn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bwlchgwyn”
  • Breton: “Bwlchgwyn”
  • Dutch: “Bwlchgwyn”
  • Irish: “Bwlchgwyn”
  • Spanish: “Bwlchgwyn”
  • Swedish: “Bwlchgwyn”
  • Welsh: “Bwlch-gwyn”
  • Welsh: “Bwlchgwyn”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bwlchgwyn Village Hall and Kings Head.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bwlchgwyn”. Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.