Erbistock Gorse

Erbistock Gorse is a forest in Erbistock, Wrexham, Wales. Erbistock Gorse is situated near the hamlet Overton Bridge, as well as near Pen-y-lan.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Hilary and Wynnstay.

Church of St Hilary

Church

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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.

The Cross Foxes

Pub

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Cross Foxes is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruabon and Overton-on-Dee.

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.

Overton-on-Dee

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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.

Erbistock Gorse

Type: Forest
Location: Erbistock, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.9743° or 52° 58′ 27″ north

Longitude

-2.9782° or 2° 58′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C4VX2FC+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1493722386

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Overton Bridge and Pen-y-lan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gill’s Wood and Lower Farm Wood.

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