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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Rhiwabon CP/AP Denbighshire AncC |
Place: | Rhosymedre |
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