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ERTHIG, or Erddig, a township in Gresford parish, Denbigh; on Offa's Dyke, 2 miles SW of Wrexham. Pop., 117. Houses, 31. Erthig Hall is the seat of the Yorkes, -of whom was Philip -Yorke, author of "The Royal Tribes of Wales;" has, on the walls and ceilings of one of its rooms, the heraldic bearings of the tribes; and occupies a charming situation.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Erddig Parish Gresford Parish Denbighshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | ERDDIG | ERTHIG | ERTHIG OR ERDDIG |
| Place: | Erddig |
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