Esclusham is a largely rural civil parish to the west of Wrexham in north-east Wales, stretching from low-lying farmland up onto the moorland of Esclusham Mountain. The area combines rolling fields, wooded valleys and open hilltops that give panoramic views across the Dee Valley, the Cheshire Plain and towards the Berwyns, and it is popular for local walking and wildlife watching.
Historically the parish was shaped by mining and metalworking - notable remains of ironworking and the former colliery around Bersham underline its industrial past - and that heritage is preserved by local groups and small museums. Today it is a mix of commuter villages, farms and small enterprises with a strong community life centred on village halls, chapels and clubs, while industrial archaeology and landscape conservation together define much of its character.
Postcode districts covering Esclusham
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Chester Castle 13 miles20.9 km
- Shrewsbury 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Wrexham 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Buckley 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Winsford 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Heswall 21.7 miles35 km
- Flint 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Hawarden 11.8 miles19 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 1 mile1.7 km
- Oswestry 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Oswestry Rural 13.1 miles21.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ponciau Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Rhos Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Rhosllanerchrugog Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Rhostyllen Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Pant and Johnstown Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Penycae Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Coedpoeth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Offa Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Brynyffynnon Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Ruabon Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Erddig Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Esclusham
LL14 1TL, LL14 4DL, LL14 4DQ, LL14 4AP, LL14 4LL, LL14 4DA, LL14 4NB, LL14 4EX, LL14 4DE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Manchester Airport 39.4 miles63.3 km
- Ruabon Railway Station 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Schools in Esclusham
- Rhostyllen CP School Primary
- Bryn Tirion Hall School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Erddig Country house 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 2.7 miles4.3 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 3.8 miles6 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 6.2 miles10 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Park Hall Stadium 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- The Airfield Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles20.7 km