Johnstown
Johnstown is a village in Wrexham County Borough, 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.
- Type: Village with 3,270 residents
- Description: village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales
- Also known as: “Johnstown, Wrecsam” and “Johnstown, Wrexham”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Stryt Las Park and Stiwt Theatr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ponciau and Rhosllanerchrugog.
Ponciau
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Rhosllanerchrugog
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Photo: Jaseman125, Public domain.
Johnstown
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.01007° or 53° 0′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.04294° or 3° 2′ 35″ west
Population
3,270
Elevation
390 feet (119 metres)
Open location code
9C5R2X64+2R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Johnstown” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Johnstown”
- Breton: “Johnstown”
- Dutch: “Johnstown”
- Greek: “Τζόνσταουν”
- Irish: “Tre Ioan”
- Italian: “Johnstown”
- Japanese: “ジョンズタウン”
- Welsh: “Johnstown”
- Welsh: “Tre Ioan”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Afon Eitha and Talwrn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: The New Inn and St Mary, Church In Wales.
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