Pool Park Lead Mine

Pool Park Lead Mine is a quarry in Esclusham, Wrexham, Wales. Pool Park Lead Mine is situated near the quarry South Minera Lead Mine, as well as near the peak Esclusham Mountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Esclusham Mountain and Pendinas Reservoir.

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.

Pendinas Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minera Lead Mines Country Park

Park

Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minera Lead Mines Country Park is situated 1½ miles east of Pool Park Lead Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwynfryn and New Brighton.

Gwynfryn

Hamlet

Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gwynfryn is a hill-top village in the community of Minera in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its name, originally that of the village chapel, is formed from the Welsh words bryn, "hill", and gwyn, "white": "white hill".

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. Minera is situated 1½ miles northeast of Pool Park Lead Mine.

Pool Park Lead Mine

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Esclusham, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.04604° or 53° 2′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.11809° or 3° 7′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C5R2VWJ+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 391993583

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pool Park Lead Mine and South Minera Lead Mine.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Park Farm and Hafod.

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