Weston Rhyn
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.919, -3.056 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 29 36 |
| Dialling code: | 01691 (Oswestry) |
Weston Rhyn is a small village in north‑west Shropshire, close to the border with Wales and a few miles from the market town of Oswestry. It sits on the edge of the Shropshire–Wales borderlands, within easy reach of the scenic Ceiriog Valley and the canal and aqueduct landscape around the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, so countryside walking and canal‑side visits are popular pastimes.
The village grew significantly in the 19th century with quarrying and other local industry, and traces of that industrial past and associated railway links remain in the area. Today Weston Rhyn is largely residential, with many people commuting to nearby centres such as Wrexham, Chester and Shrewsbury, and it retains a strong community feel with local clubs, pubs and village facilities serving residents and visitors to the border region.
Postcode districts covering Weston Rhyn
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Chester Castle 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Shrewsbury 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Wrexham 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Buckley 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Flint 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Hawarden 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Oswestry 4.4 miles7 km
- Oswestry Rural 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Brymbo 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Nantwich 24.7 miles39.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Chirk Bank Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Rhoswiel Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Chirk Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Chirk South Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Selattyn and Gobowen Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Gobowen Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- St. Martins Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Chirk North Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Froncysyllte Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Glyntraian Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Cefn East Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Weston Rhyn
SY10 7SU, SY10 7SW, SY10 7ST, SY10 7RF, SY10 7SX, SY10 7SB, SY10 7RW, SY10 7TT, SY10 7SY … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.9 miles48.1 km
- Manchester Airport 44.2 miles71.1 km
- Chirk Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Gobowen Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 9.3 miles14.9 km
Hotels near Weston Rhyn Ad
- The Mulberry Inn 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Ye Old Boote Inn 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 6.8 miles11 km
- Gales of Llangollen 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
Schools in Weston Rhyn
- Weston Rhyn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park Hall Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Aston Hall Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Erddig Country house 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 8.7 miles14 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Berwyn Mountains 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles26.1 km