Acrefair North is an electoral ward on the eastern edge of Wrexham County Borough in north‑east Wales, covering the northern part of the village of Acrefair and neighbouring residential streets. It feels like a small, working community with a mix of terraced housing and newer homes, and many residents commute into Wrexham or across the border for work.
The area bears clear traces of 19th and 20th‑century industry - former clay pits, chemical and iron works shaped its growth - and sits close to canal country, with the Llangollen Canal and the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct nearby, making countryside walks and local heritage tourism easy to reach. Community life centres on local clubs, pubs and schools, and there’s a quiet pride in the district’s industrial past alongside efforts to diversify its local economy.
Postcode districts covering Acrefair North
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Chester Castle 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Shrewsbury 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Wrexham 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Buckley 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Heswall 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Flint 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Hawarden 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Oswestry 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Brymbo 6.4 miles10.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Acrefair and Cefn-mawr Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Cefn Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cefn West Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Cefn East Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Penycae and Ruabon South Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ruabon Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Penycae Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Trevor Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Llangollen Rural Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Froncysyllte Built-up area 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Pant and Johnstown Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Rhosllanerchrugog Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Acrefair North
LL14 3UR, LL14 3HF, LL14 3ES, LL14 3UY, LL14 3HL, LL14 3HP, LL14 3LJ, LL14 3UU, LL14 3ET … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25.8 miles41.6 km
- Manchester Airport 41.6 miles67 km
- Ruabon Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Chirk Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Acrefair North Ad
- The Mulberry Inn 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Lemon Tree 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Gales of Llangollen 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Wild Pheasant Hotel & Spa 4 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
Local points of interest
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Erddig Country house 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Park Hall Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Aston Hall Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km