Chirk
Town in Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Y Waun" redirects here. For the village in Glamorgan, see Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen. For the village in Flintshire, known as "Y Waun" in Welsh, see Gwernaffield.
Chirk (Welsh: Y Waun) is a town and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468.[1] Historically in the traditional county of Denbighshire, and later Clwyd, it has been part of Wrexham County Borough since a local government reorganisation in 1996. The border with the English county of Shropshire is immediately south of the town, on the other side of the River Ceiriog.
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Chirk
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Church Street, Chirk | |
Map of the community. | |
Location within Wrexham | |
Population | 4,468 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ295375 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WREXHAM |
Postcode district | LL14 |
Dialling code | 01691 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
52.930°N 3.050°W / 52.930; -3.050 |
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The town is served by Chirk railway station and the A5/A483 roads.