Minera Limestone Quarry

Minera Limestone Quarry is a quarry in Minera, Wrexham, Wales. Minera Limestone Quarry is situated nearby to the historic site Caepant Lead Mine Shaft, as well as near Twelve Apostles Mine Shaft.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwynfryn and Bwlchgwyn.

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".

Bwlchgwyn

Village

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bwlchgwyn is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, on the A525 road, 5 miles west of the city of Wrexham and 10 miles south-east of the town of Ruthin.

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.