Caepant Lead Mine
Caepant Lead Mine is a quarry in Minera, Wrexham, Wales. Caepant Lead Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Gwynfryn, as well as near the historic site Minera Mines Union Shaft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nant-y-Ffrith Reservoir and Esclusham Mountain.
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.
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.
Caepant Lead Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Also known as: “Lower Eisteddfod Lead Mine”
- Category: industry
- Location: Minera, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.06378° or 53° 3′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.11322° or 3° 6′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C5R3V7P+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 573306078OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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