Hightown

Hightown is a suburban area of , in , Wales.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb in Wrexham County Borough
  • Also known as: “Hightown, Wrexham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hightown Barracks and Racecourse Ground.

Barracks
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a military installation in , .

Stadium
Photo: John Lord, CC BY 2.0.
The is a football stadium in , . It is the home of Wrexham Association Football Club, and is the largest stadium in and the seventh-largest in Wales.

Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, also known as St Mary's Cathedral or , is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . It is the seat of the Bishop of Wrexham, and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Offa and City Centre.

Suburb
is a community and electoral ward in , , covering most of the south-western portion of the city of . It is bordered by the communities of; , and to the north, to the east, , and to the south, and , , and to the west.

Suburb
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrexham is the administrative, cultural and historic of , in and is the area enclosed by the inner ring road of the city.

Photo: kanti kansara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in . 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.

Hightown

Latitude
53.03719° or 53° 2′ 14″ north
Longitude
-2.98691° or 2° 59′ 13″ west
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
9C5V22P7+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7274593315
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13269214
Wiki­data ID
Q107033333
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Satellite Map

Discover Hightown from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Welsh—“Hightown” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Hightown”
  • Welsh: “Hightown, Wrecsam”
  • Welsh: “Hightown”

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