Johnstown

Johnstown 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 3,270 residents
  • Description: village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Johnstown, Wrexham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stryt Las Park and Stiwt Theatr.

Park
is a park situated between Johnstown and , in , . It is named after Stryt Las, the street which borders the park to its south. The park is situated on a former colliery and landfill site.

Theater building
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theater building.

Park
Bonc yr Hafod is a country park, on the former site of Hafod Colliery, near Johnstown and in , . The country park is centred on a former spoil tip hill, known locally as "Picnic Mountain", rising up 150 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponciau and Rhosllanerchrugog.

Village
Photo: Jaseman125, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village within the community of , , . It is close to the villages of Legacy, , and Johnstown and is overlooked by Ruabon Mountain.

Village
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is a village and community in , . It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. The entire built-up area including , and had a population of 25,362.

Hamlet
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a semi-rural hamlet in , Wales. Variously spelled as either one word or two, it is situated between and Johnstown in the ward and community of , some 4 km south-west of Wrexham city centre.

Johnstown

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
node 340496156
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
13269283
Wiki­data ID
Q6268758
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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, Wrecsam”
  • Welsh: “Johnstown”
  • Welsh: “Tre Ioan”

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