Cefn East is a ward within Wrexham that covers the eastern portion of the Cefn neighbourhood, largely made up of residential streets with a mix of older terraced housing and post‑war estates. It sits on the edge of the Dee Valley and has easy links into Wrexham town, so many residents commute while still enjoying some semi‑rural outlooks and nearby green space.
The area carries a visible industrial heritage from 19th‑century coal and ironworking, reflected in local topography and older buildings, and retains a strong community feel with local clubs, churches and community centres. Economically the ward is typical of post‑industrial north Wales: local shops and services sit alongside a workforce that increasingly travels to larger employment centres, and there’s a lively local identity expressed through small events and recreational groups.
Postcode districts covering Cefn East
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 17 miles27.4 km
- Chester Castle 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Shrewsbury 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Wrexham 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Buckley 14 miles22.5 km
- Flint 19.3 miles31 km
- Hawarden 15.6 miles25 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Oswestry 8 miles12.9 km
- Oswestry Rural 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Brymbo 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Nantwich 24 miles38.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Acrefair and Cefn-mawr Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cefn Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Acrefair North Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Froncysyllte Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cefn West Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Llangollen Rural Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Trevor Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Chirk North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Penycae and Ruabon South Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ruabon Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chirk South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Penycae Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Cefn East
LL14 3NA, LL14 3PG, LL14 3PF, LL14 3LP, LL14 3PH, LL14 3PP, LL14 3JH, LL14 3ND, LL14 3NG … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 26.7 miles42.9 km
- Manchester Airport 42.3 miles68.1 km
- Ruabon Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Chirk Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Cefn East Ad
- The Mulberry Inn 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Gales of Llangollen 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Lemon Tree 3 6.4 miles10.2 km
- The Wild Pheasant Hotel & Spa 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
Schools in Cefn East
- Cefn Mawr C P School Primary
- Ysgol Min y Ddol Primary
Local points of interest
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Erddig Country house 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles10 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Park Hall Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Aston Hall Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 13.7 miles22 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 14.3 miles23.1 km