Llay
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Llay (Welsh: Llai; meaning meadow; Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales.
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Llay
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The Miners' Welfare Institute, the largest such building in the country at completion in 1931 | |
Map of the community. | |
Location within Wrexham | |
Population | 4,814 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ334561 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WREXHAM |
Postcode district | LL12 |
Dialling code | 01978 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
53.098°N 2.995°W / 53.098; -2.995 |
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It borders several other villages including Gwersyllt and Gresford. At the 2001 Census, the total population of the community of Llay, including Llay village, was 4,905,[2] reducing to 4,814 at the 2011 Census.
Prior to the 1960s, Llay was a coal mining village. Llay Main Colliery, at one time the largest colliery in Wales and after 1952 the deepest pit in the UK, was a major employer for the area before its coal reserves were exhausted in 1966.[3]