Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam)

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Has a population of around 130,000 and covers an area of 498 square km. It is named after its county town Wrexham. Wrexham is the commercial and administrative centre for the densely populated industrial area of N.E. Clwyd. The town with it's population of 43,000 is the largest in North Wales. 13.39% of the resident population speak Welsh. The largest concentrations of Welsh speakers are in the Ceiriog Valley, Coedpoeth, Johnstown, Pant, Ponciau and Penycae.

Geography

It includes parts of the former traditional county of Denbighshire around Wrexham itself, and the detached parts of Flintshire - English Maelor and Marford.

History

The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996. Most of the area was previously part of the Welsh district of Wrexham Maelor - with a few areas coming from Glyndwr. Prehistoric human dating back to 1600 BC were revealed by the discovery of skeletal remains, known as 'Brymbo Man', in a Bronze Age burial at Brymbo in 1958. The Roman were present in Wrexham from AD 48 to AD 450. In 1290 Chirk Castle was built as a Marcher Lordship.

Industry

Wrexham County has 1,027 shops, banks, building societies and post offices of which approximately 600 are within the town inner ring road. Commercially and industrially, Wrexham is a growth area.