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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rhosymedre like this:
RHOSYMEDRE, a village and a chapelry in Ruabon parish, Denbigh. The village stands adjacent to the Chester and Shrewsbury railway, 1½ mile N of Ruabon; is a considerable place; and has a post-office under Ruabon. The chapelry includes the townships of Bodulltin, Hafod, and Kenrick-Christionydd; and was constituted in 1844. Pop. in 1861, 5, 305. Houses, 1, 158. Many of the inhabitants are employed in collieries and iron-works. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £50. Patron, Sir W. W. Wynne, Bart.
Rhosymedre is now part of WREXHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how WREXHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rhosymedre itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rhosymedre, in Wrexham and Denbighshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23857
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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