RUABON

"RUABON, (or Rhuabon, or Rhiwabon), a parish in the hundred of Bromfield, county Denbigh, 4 miles S.W. of Wrexham, its post town, and 6 from Llangollen. It is a station on the Shrewsbury and Cheshire railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Dee, and near Offa's and Wat's Dyke. It is a petty sessions town. The parish comprises the chapelries of Rhos-y-Medre and Rhos-Llanerchrugog-with-Christionydd, and nine other townships A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the extensive collieries and ironworks at Cefn Mawr and Acrevair. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Asaph, value £588, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains effigies and monuments. There are also the district churches of Rhos-y-Medre and Rhos-Llanerchrugog, the livings of which are perpetual curacies, value £300 and £50 respectively. The parochial charities produce about £466. There is a free school. The Dissenters have several places of worship. The mansion of Wynnstay is situated in one of the largest parks in Wales. Fairs occur on the 22nd May, and 20th November.

"ABOVE and BELOW MORTON, townships in the parish of Ruabon, Bromfield hundred, county Denbigh, 5 miles N. of Chirk. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the iron and coal works. Morton Hall is the principal residence.

"BELLAN, a township in the parish of Ruabon, and hundred of Bromfield, in the county of Denbigh, North Wales, 5 miles from Llangollen."

"BODULLTIN, a township in the parish of Ruabon, hundred of Bromfield, in the county of Denbigh, North Wales, 5 miles to the N. of Chirk. The Shrewsbury and Chester railway passes near it."

"CHRISTIONYDD, a township in the parish of Ruabon, in the county of Denbigh, 2 miles N.W. of Chirk."

"COED CHRISTIONYDD, a township in the parish of Ruabon, in the hundred of Bromfield, in the county of Denbigh, 2 miles N.W. of Chirk, its post town."

"HAFOD, a township in the parish of Ruabon, hundred of Bromfield, county Denbigh, 3 miles S.W. of Wrexham."

"ISSA and UCHA DYNHYLLE, townships in the parish of Ruabon, hundred of Bromfield, in the county of Denbigh, 2 miles S. of Ruabon. They are situated near Offa's Dyke. Collieries and iron mines give employment to the people. Wynnstay Park is the seat of Sir Watkin W. Wynne, Bart.

"KENRICK CHRISTIONYDD, a township in the parish of Ruabon, hundred of Bromfield, county Denbigh."

"MORTON ANGLICORUM, a township in the parish of Ruabon, Bromfield hundred, county Denbigh."

"RHOS-LLANERCHRUGOG, a village and ecclesiastical district in the parish of Ruabon, county Denbigh, 2 miles from Ruabon, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Wrexham. The village is considerable. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring coal and iron mines. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph, value £300, in the patronage of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a commodious structure. Near it is Wynnstay, the seat of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart."

"RHOS-Y-MEDRE, a chapelry in the parish of Ruabon, county Denbigh, 3 miles S.W. of Wrexham, and 5 N. of Chirk. It is situated on a branch of the river Dee, near the Ellesmere canal and the line of the Shrewsbury and Chester railway, which has a station at Ruabon. The chapelry comprises the townships of Bodulltin, Kenrick-Christionydd, and Hafod. The village is considerable. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries at Cefn Mawr, and the Acrevair ironworks. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph, value £80."

"RHYDDALT, a township in the parish of Ruabon, hundred of Bromfield, county Denbigh, 4 miles N. of Chirk, and 5 S.W. of Wrexham. It is situated near a branch of the river Dee and the Ellesmere canal."

"WYNNSTAY, a demesne in the parish of Ruabon, county Denbigh, 4 miles N.N.E. of Chirk. It is an ancient seat of the Wynns, on the river Dee, built at various periods, and contains a library rich in Welsh MSS., a portrait gallery, busts of Pitt, Lord Grenville, and others, and the Waterloo punchbowl. The park, which is traversed by Wat's and Offa's dykes, is above 8 miles in circuit, and is embellished with two lakes, also the Waterloo tower, Sir Watkin Wynn's pillar, 110 feet high, and a cenotaph by Wyatville."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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