Bronington

This article is about the village. For the ship, see HMS Bronington (M1115).

Bronington
Holy Trinity Church
Bronington Bronington shown within Wrexham
Population	1,242 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ484395
Community	Bronington
Principal area	Wrexham
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITCHURCH
Postcode district	SY13
Dialling code	01948
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Clwyd South
Welsh Assembly	Clwyd South
List of places UK Wales Wrexham

Coordinates: 52°57′00″N 2°46′08″W / 52.950°N 2.769°W / 52.950; -2.769

Bronington is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. The community has an area of 3,482 hectares and a population of 1,228 (2001 Census),^[1] increasing to 1,242 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

The village church, Holy Trinity, was converted from a former brick tithe barn in 1836.^[3] To the north-east of the village is Iscoyd Hall, a stately home with surrounding parkland which was built around 1740 and enlarged in the 19th century. To the south of the village is Fenn's Moss, an area of peat bog stretching over into Shropshire, which was declared a national nature reserve in 1996 because of its importance for wildlife.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north-west to Bangor-on-Dee with a total population at the 2011 Census of 3,179.^[4]

References

Notes

↑ "2001 Census: Bronington". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
↑ "community population 2011". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
↑ "Holy Trinity Church". Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 November 2015.

Sources

Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna & Lynch, Peredur I. (2008) The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, University of Wales Press, Cardiff.

External links

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Wrexham County Borough

Principal settlements	Chirk Holt Wrexham

Communities	Abenbury Acton Bangor-on-Dee Bronington Broughton Brymbo Caia Park Cefn Ceiriog Ucha Chirk Coedpoeth Erbistock Esclusham Glyntraian Gresford Gwersyllt Hanmer Holt Isycoed Llangollen Rural Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog Llay Maelor South Marchwiel Minera Offa Overton-on-Dee Penycae Rhosddu Rhosllannerchrugog Rossett Ruabon Sesswick Willington Worthenbury

Other villages and areas	Acrefair Arowry Bersham Bettisfield Borras Park Bradley Bryn Offa Brynteg Burton Bwlchgwyn Caego Cefn Mawr Cross Lanes Froncysyllte Garden Village Glyn Ceiriog Gwynfryn Hightown Horseman's Green Johnstown Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Marford Moss Penley Pentre Broughton Pentre Bychan Pentre Maelor Ponciau Pontfadog Rhosrobin Rhostyllen Rhosymedre Southsea Stansty Summerhill Sydallt Tanyfron Tregeiriog Trevor

Castles	Chirk Castle Holt Castle

Buildings and structures	Bersham Ironworks Erddig Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Rossett Hall Wynn Hall

Rivers	Alyn Cegidog Ceiriog Clywedog Dee Eitha Gwenfro Wych Brook

Geographical features	Esclusham Mountain Fenn's Moss Ruabon Moors

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