Pen-y-lan

Pen-y-lan is a hamlet in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales. Pen-y-lan is situated nearby to the hamlet Rhosymadoc, as well as near Pentre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wynnstay and Ruabon railway station.

Wynnstay

Park

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wynnstay is a country house within an important landscaped park 1.3 km south-east of Ruabon, near Wrexham, Wales. Wynnstay, previously Watstay, is a famous estate and the family seat of the Williams-Wynn baronets.

Ruabon railway station

Railway station

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Ruabon railway station is a combined rail and bus interchange serving Ruabon, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is the second busiest station in Wrexham County Borough in terms of passenger journeys, after the mainline station, Wrexham General. Ruabon railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Pen-y-lan.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary's is a Grade I listed church in Ruabon, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated in the church yard between Bridge Street and Church Street. St Mary’s Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Pen-y-lan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erbistock and Ruabon.

Erbistock

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Erbistock is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the banks of the River Dee. The community area, governed by Erbistock Community Council also includes the small villages of Crabtree Green and Eyton; it had a total population of 409 at the 2001 census, falling to 383 at the 2011 Census.

Ruabon

Village

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Ruabon is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from Rhiw Fabon, rhiw being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and Fabon being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church name, of earlier, Celtic origin. Ruabon is situated 2 miles northwest of Pen-y-lan.

Overton-on-Dee

Village

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Overton or Overton-on-Dee is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. A former borough and market town, it is situated close to the Welsh-English border on the edge of an escarpment that winds its way around the course of the River Dee, from which Overton-on-Dee derives its name. Overton-on-Dee is situated 2½ miles east of Pen-y-lan.

Pen-y-lan

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.97255° or 52° 58′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.99933° or 2° 59′ 58″ west

Elevation

338 feet (103 metres)

Open location code

9C4VX2F2+27

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1223737014

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13277548

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