Borras Head
Borras Head is a hamlet in Acton, Wrexham, Wales. Borras Head is situated nearby to the locality Hoseley, as well as near the hamlet Llan-y-pwll.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Flash and Pant-yr-Ochain.
The Flash
Lake
Photo: Bob Shires, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Flash or Gresford Flash is a lake located near Borras and Gresford, in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The Flash is an artificial lake which is commonly used for sailing and other recreational pursuits.
Pant-yr-Ochain
Pub
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant-yr-Ochain is a historic country house and public house, near Gresford, Wrexham, in North Wales. The Grade II listed building is located in hilly terrain north-east of Wrexham, next to a series of shallow lakes, which also takes its name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borras and Hoseley.
Borras
Hamlet
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borras is a hamlet in Wrexham County Borough, Wales to the north-east of the city of Wrexham. It is part of the community of Holt. The nearby residential area of Borras Park is named after Borras; and is colloquially shortened to just "Borras", but is part of the community of Acton, in the city of Wrexham.
Hoseley
Locality
Horsley Hall was a Jacobethan-style house with formal gardens, near to Gresford, Wrexham County Borough, that was destroyed in 1963.
Borras Head
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Acton, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.07424° or 53° 4′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.94796° or 2° 56′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C5V33F2+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 267676961OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Borras Head” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Pen-y-Borras”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Commonwood and Borras Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borras Quarry and Wrexham Golf Club.
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