Maesydre Power House
St Giles Church
Wrexham Constituency
The Assembly Constituency of Wrexham covers the same area as the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Wrexham. This is made up of the following Community Wards: -
| Acton | Borras Park |
| Brynyffynnon | Cartrefle |
| Erddig | Garden Village |
| Gresford | Grosvenor |
| Gwerysyllt East and South | Gwersyllt West |
| Gwersyllt North | Hermitage |
| Holt | Little Acton |
| Llay | Maesydre |
| Marford & Hoseley | Offa |
| Queensway | Rhosnesni |
| Rossett | Smithfield |
| Stansty | Whitegate |
| Wynnstay |
To see the Wikipedia article on Wrexham (Assembly Constituency), click here
Wrexham Town
Wrexham is the largest urban centre in North Wales, the ninth largest in Wales as a whole and the ‘the unofficial capital of North Wales’ according to The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 2001.
Traditionally an industrial town reliant upon the coal and steel industries, its economy has successfully diversified and attracted inward investment in recent years. With large employers such as JCB, Sharp Manufacturing and Tetrapak it has engineered a rapid growth in light industry and, since 1983, local unemployment has fallen from 20% to 4.5%.
Wrexham sits within sight of the magnificent Welsh uplands. Situated on the English border, Wrexham welcomes a diverse mix of people to its community, whilst being proud of its heritage as a Welsh Mining town. Villages such as Llay, Gresford and Gwersyllt display the characteristics of close-knit mining communities. Across Wrexham Welsh culture and language have played a significant and growing role, particularly since Devolution.
Wrexham town centre has been successfully redeveloped in recent years, adding to the feeling of prosperity in the town. Visitors now come to Wrexham for its impressive shopping centre, and its sporting and cultural events. The town has hosted international Rugby Union and Rugby League matches at the redeveloped Racecourse Ground, traditional home of doughty cup fighters Wrexham Football Club.
Yale College and the Glyndŵr University are the standard bearers of an impressive educational sector and the Maelor Hospital works closely with them to improve local health care provision.
Wrexham is an ambitious town and is currently in the process of applying for City Status, to redress a perceived lack of recognition of the town’s importance within Wales and, more widely, throughout the United Kingdom. Wrexham welcomes visitors to its vibrant centre, to see for themselves how much the town has changed in recent years.
For more information on Wrexham, see the Wikipedia article on the town here .
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