Minera Lead Mines Country Park

Minera Lead Mines Country Park is a park in Minera, Wrexham, Wales. Minera Lead Mines Country Park is situated nearby to the historic site Minera Mines Meadow Shaft, as well as near the quarry Minera Mines Taylor’s Shaft.

Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Park
Description: country park in Wales
Also known as: “Minera Country Park” and “Minera Lead Mines and Country Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Esclusham Mountain and Five Crosses.

Esclusham Mountain

Peak

Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Esclusham Mountain is an area in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, and is part of the Ruabon Moors. It rises to a height of 458 - 460 m. It lies partly within the community of Esclusham.

Five Crosses

Pub

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Five Crosses is a pub, which is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Minera Lead Mines Country Park.

Nant Mill

Photo: Spicke01, Public domain.

Nant Mill is a country park in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is managed by Wrexham County Borough Council and named after a historic corn mill located on the site. Nant Mill is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Minera Lead Mines Country Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Brighton and Minera.

New Brighton

Village

New Brighton is a small hamlet near Minera, in north-east Wales.

Minera

Village

Photo: Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minera is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It adjoins the village of Coedpoeth. The community, which in addition to Minera village includes a number of smaller hamlets such as Gwynfryn and New Brighton and large areas of farmland, had a total population of 1,608 at the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 1,617 at the 2011 Census.