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Y Waun may also refer to Gwauncaegurwen in Glamorgan Chirk (Y Waun, meaning The Moor) is a small town and local government community in Wales. [1]

77 relations: A483 road, A5 road (Great Britain), Baron Trevor, Berwyn range, Billy Meredith, Castle, Ceiriog Valley, Chester, Chirk AAA F.C., Chirk Aqueduct, Chirk Bank, Chirk Castle, Chirk railway station, Church in Wales, Clwyd, Clwyd South (Assembly constituency), Clwyd South (UK Parliament constituency), Coal mining, Community (Wales), Denbighshire (historic), Di Jones, Edward Trevor, Edwin Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, England, England–Wales border, Frederick West (1767–1852), George Owen (footballer), Glyn Ceiriog, Glyn Valley Tramway, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Henry Robertson, Historic counties of Wales, Holyhead, Horace Viner, Hugh Morris (Welsh footballer), Hughes of Gwerclas, Jack Owen (footballer), John Hulme (Shropshire cricketer), Kronospan, Llangollen Canal, London, Lot Jones, Mail coach, Middle Ages, Mike Jones (footballer), Myddelton baronets, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Neil Thomas (gymnast), Offa's Dyke, Oswestry, ..., Paul Jones (footballer, born 1967), Peter Edwards (artist), Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Powys Fadog, R. S. Thomas, River Ceiriog, Robert Myddelton Biddulph (1805–1872), Robert Roberts (priest), Ruabon, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet, Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet, Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet, Stagecoach, Stan Davies, Stoke City F.C., Stuart Roberts (footballer, born 1967), Thomas Telford, Viaduct, Wales, Welsh language, Welsh Marches, William Egan (footballer), World Heritage site, Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough. Expand index (27 more) »

A483 road

The A483, also known as the Swansea to Chester Trunk Road, is a major road in the United Kingdom.

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A5 road (Great Britain)

The A5 London Holyhead Trunk Road is a major road in England and Wales.

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Baron Trevor

Baron Trevor is a title that has been created three times.

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Berwyn range

The Berwyn range (Welsh: Y Berwyn or Mynydd y Berwyn) is an isolated and sparsely populated area of moorland in the northeast of Wales, roughly bounded by Llangollen in the northeast, Corwen in the northwest, Bala in the southwest, and Oswestry in the southeast.

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Billy Meredith

William Henry Meredith (30 July 1874 – 19 April 1958) was a Welsh professional footballer.

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Castle

A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Ceiriog Valley

The Ceiriog Valley (Welsh: Dyffryn Ceiriog) is the valley of the River Ceiriog in north-east Wales.

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Chester

Chester (Caer) is a walled city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales.

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Chirk AAA F.C.

Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales.

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Chirk Aqueduct

Chirk Aqueduct is a high and long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England-Wales border, spanning the two countries.

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Chirk Bank

Chirk Bank is a small village in Shropshire, England.

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Chirk Castle

Chirk Castle (Castell y Waun) is a Grade I listed castle located at Chirk, near Wrexham, Wales.

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Chirk railway station

Chirk railway station (gorsaf y Waun) serves the town of Chirk in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales.

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Church in Wales

The Church in Wales (Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.

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Clwyd

Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the county.

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Clwyd South (Assembly constituency)

Clwyd South is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Clwyd South (UK Parliament constituency)

Clwyd South (De Clwyd in Welsh) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster).

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Coal mining

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.

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Community (Wales)

A community (cymuned) is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales.

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Denbighshire (historic)

Historic Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych) is one of thirteen traditional counties in Wales, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which covers an area in north east Wales.

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Di Jones

David Jones, known as Di Jones (1867 – 27 August 1902) was a Welsh footballer who played as a full-back for Oswestry, Chirk, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City in the late 19th century.

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Edward Trevor

Sir Edward Trevor (c. 1580–1642) was the founder of the fortunes of the Trevor dynasty, a major family of Denbighshire.

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Edwin Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor

Arthur Edwin Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor (4 November 1819 – 25 December 1894), styled as Lord Edwin Hill until 1862 and as Lord Edwin Hill-Trevor from 1862 to 1890, was a long-standing Anglo-Irish Conservative Member of Parliament.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England–Wales border

The England–Wales border, sometimes the Wales–England border or the Anglo-Welsh border, is the border between England and Wales, two constituent countries of the United Kingdom.

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Frederick West (1767–1852)

Frederick West (1767–1852) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1801 to 1806.

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George Owen (footballer)

George Alfred Owen (1865 – 29 January 1922) was a Welsh footballer who played as an inside forward for Newton Heath in the late 1880s.

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Glyn Ceiriog

Glyn Ceiriog is the principal settlement of the Ceiriog Valley.

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Glyn Valley Tramway

The Glyn Valley Tramway was a narrow gauge railway that ran through the Ceiriog Valley in north-east Wales, connecting Chirk with Glyn Ceiriog in Denbighshire (now Wrexham County Borough).

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Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen (Gwauncaegurwen) is a village in the borough of Neath Port Talbot, South West Wales.

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Henry Robertson

Henry Robertson (11 June 1816 – 22 March 1888) was a Scottish mining engineer and prolific railway builder, industrialist and Liberal Party politician.

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Historic counties of Wales

The historic counties of Wales are sub-divisions of Wales.

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Holyhead

Holyhead (Caergybi, "Cybi's fort") is a town in Wales and a major Irish Sea port serving Ireland.

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Horace Viner

Horace Viner (1877 – 1935) was a professional was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.

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Hugh Morris (Welsh footballer)

Hugh Morris (1872 – 20 September 1897) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Manchester City, Sheffield United and Grimsby Town in the 19th century.

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Hughes of Gwerclas

Hughes of Gwerclas were a native Welsh royal family descended from Owain Brogyntyn the illegitimate but acknowledged son of Madog ap Maredudd (one of the last kings of Powys, of the House of Mathrafal) by a daughter of the "Maer du" or "black mayor" of Rûg in Edernion.

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Jack Owen (footballer)

John "Jack" Owen (1866 – unknown) was a Welsh footballer who played as a left half for Newton Heath from 1887 to 1893.

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John Hulme (Shropshire cricketer)

John Hulme (born 13 November 1950) was a Welsh cricketer.

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Kronospan

Kronospan is an international company that manufactures and distributes wood-based panels which are used in applications including flooring, furniture and timber-framed houses.

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Llangollen Canal

The Llangollen Canal (Camlas Llangollen) is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Lot Jones

William Thomas Jones (Baptised 28 June 1882,Baptism Register, Chirk Parish Church, page 13 died 13 July 1941), also known as William "Lot" Jones and Billy Lot Jones, was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward.

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Mail coach

In Great Britain, a mail coach was a stagecoach built to a Post Office-approved design operated by an independent contractor to carry long-distance mail for the Post Office.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Mike Jones (footballer)

Michael David Jones (born 15 August 1987) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a right or centre midfielder for Carlisle United.

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Myddelton baronets

The Myddelton Baronetcy, of Chirke in the County of Denbigh, was a title in the Baronetage of England.

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National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the largest membership organisation in the United Kingdom.

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Neil Thomas (gymnast)

Neil Roderick Thomas MBE is a retired English artistic gymnast who experienced most of his success in the floor exercises.

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Offa's Dyke

Offa's Dyke (Clawdd Offa) is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the current border between England and Wales.

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Oswestry

Oswestry (Croesoswallt) is a large market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border.

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Paul Jones (footballer, born 1967)

Paul Steven Jones (born 18 April 1967) is a retired Welsh international football goalkeeper.

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Peter Edwards (artist)

Peter Douglas Edwards, (born 20 November 1955), is a British painter.

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in north east Wales.

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Powys Fadog

Powys Fadog (English: Lower Powys or Madog's Powys) was the northern portion of the former princely realm of Powys, which split in two following the death of Madog ap Maredudd in 1160.

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R. S. Thomas

Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000), published as R. S. Thomas, was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest who was noted for his nationalism, spirituality and deep dislike of the anglicisation of Wales.

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River Ceiriog

The River Ceiriog (Afon Ceiriog) is an long river in north east Wales.

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Robert Myddelton Biddulph (1805–1872)

Robert Myddelton Biddulph (20 June 1805 – 21 March 1872) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party.

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Robert Roberts (priest)

Robert Roberts (1680–1741) was a Welsh Anglican cleric and writer.

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Ruabon

Ruabon (Rhiwabon) is a village and community in the county borough of Wrexham in Wales.

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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Shropshire

Shropshire (alternatively Salop; abbreviated, in print only, Shrops; demonym Salopian) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south.

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Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet

Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet (23 March 1655 – 29 April 1716) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1685 to 1705.

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Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet (2 November 1624 – 13 July 1663) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1646 and 1663.

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Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet

Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1651 – 5 February 1684) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1679 and 1681.

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Stagecoach

A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses.

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Stan Davies

Stanley Charles Davies (24 April 1898 – 17 January 1972) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward.

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Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

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Stuart Roberts (footballer, born 1967)

Stuart William Roberts (born 25 March 1967) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.

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Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.

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Viaduct

A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans for crossing a valley, dry or wetland, or forming an overpass or flyover.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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Welsh Marches

The Welsh Marches (Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom.

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William Egan (footballer)

Thomas William Egan (1872–1946) was a Welsh professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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Wrexham

Wrexham (Wrecsam) is the largest town in the north of Wales and an administrative, commercial, retail and educational centre.

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Wrexham County Borough

Wrexham County Borough (Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) is a local government principal area centred on the town of Wrexham in northeast Wales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirk

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