Bersham Ironworks
Bersham Ironworks was a large ironworks at Bersham, near Wrexham, Wales. The original working site of John Wilkinson, it was the first site in the world to use a new way of boring holes in cannon and steam engine cylinders.Photo: Born Acorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and Wrexham Cemetery.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
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Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Bersham Ironworks.
Wrexham Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrexham Cemetery is a Victorian garden cemetery in Wrexham, North Wales, which served as the main burial site for the city. It opened in 1876, to the park-like designs of Yeaman Strachan, while its grade II listed chapels and lodge were designed by William Turner. Wrexham Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles east of Bersham Ironworks.
Ysgol Clywedog
School
Ysgol Clywedog is a comprehensive secondary school which serves parts of the city of Wrexham in north-east Wales, in the community of Offa. Ysgol Clywedog is located in the south-west suburbs of Wrexham. Ysgol Clywedog is situated 1 mile northeast of Bersham Ironworks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bersham and Rhostyllen.
Bersham
Village
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bersham is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, that lies next to the River Clywedog, and is in the community of Esclusham. Bersham was historically a major industrial centre of the area, but despite this the village still retains a rural feeling.
Rhostyllen
Village
Photo: Paul Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhostyllen is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south-west of the city of Wrexham. At the time of the 2001 census, area Wrexham 014A, which includes Rhostyllen itself, had a population of 1,383 in 599 households.
Pentre Bychan
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentre Bychan is a semi-rural hamlet in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Variously spelled as either one word or two, it is situated between Rhostyllen and Johnstown in the ward and community of Esclusham, some 4 km south-west of Wrexham city centre.
Bersham Ironworks
- Type: Ruins
- Description: former ironworks near Wrexham, Wales
- Categories: ironworks and historic site
- Location: Esclusham, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.03603° or 53° 2′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.03514° or 3° 2′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C5R2XP7+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 925524106OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2899168
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Bersham Ironworks” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bersham Ironworks”
- French: “Bersham Ironworks”
- Japanese: “バーシャム鉄工所”
- Welsh: “Gwaith Haearn y Bers”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bersham Lodge and Rhostyllen & Bersham RBL/Esclusham Crown Green Bowls Club.
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