List of People From Wrexham

List Of People From Wrexham

Coordinates: 53°02′47″N 2°59′36″W / 53.0463°N 2.9932°W / 53.0463; -2.9932

Wrexham
Welsh: Wrecsam

Wrexham
Population 42,576
OS grid reference SJ335505
Principal area Wrexham
Ceremonial county Clwyd
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WREXHAM
Postcode district LL11—14
Dialling code 01978
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Wrexham
Welsh Assembly Wrexham
Website www.wrexham.gov.uk
List of places
UK
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Wrexham

Wrexham ( /ˈrɛksəm/ REKS-əm; Welsh: Wrecsam; ) is the largest town in the north of Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England. As the largest town in the north of Wales, it is a major centre of the region's commercial, retail and educational infrastructure.

At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Wrexham had a population of 42,576, and the wider Wrexham Urban Area, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, had a population of 63,084, the fourth-largest in Wales. The county borough of Wrexham, which covers 50,500 hectares, has a population of over 130,000.

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