Gresford is a small village and community about four miles north‑east of Wrexham in Wales, set in a pleasant mix of farmland and limestone ridges beside the River Alyn. It functions largely as a commuter settlement for the nearby town while retaining local shops, pubs and sports clubs, and benefits from easy access to the surrounding countryside.
Historically and culturally the village is best known for its medieval parish church, with notable woodwork and architecture, and for the tragic 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster that claimed many lives and still shapes local memory through memorials and annual remembrances. Community life is active, with village events, sporting teams and a strong sense of local identity tied to both its rural setting and mining past.
Postcode districts covering Gresford
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 21.9 miles
- Birkenhead 20.8 miles
- Chester 7.8 miles
- Chester Castle 7.4 miles
- Crewe 21.6 miles
- Wrexham 2.8 miles
- Buckley 7.3 miles
- Runcorn 20.1 miles
- Widnes 21.9 miles
- Wallasey 23 miles
- Huyton with Roby 23.2 miles
- Northwich 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Marford and Hoseley Ward 0.6 miles
- Gresford East and West Ward 0.7 miles
- Llay Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Pandy Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Little Acton Ward 1.8 miles
- Borras Park Ward 1.8 miles
- Rossett Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bradley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Gwersyllt East Ward 2 miles
- Garden Village Ward 2 miles
- Gwersyllt South Ward 2.1 miles
- Acton Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Gresford
LL12 8PP, LL12 8UH, LL12 8HS, LL12 8HB, LL12 8YJ, LL12 8TF, LL12 8NW, LL12 8SS, LL12 8NF … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17.5 miles
- Manchester Airport 34 miles
- Gwersyllt Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Cefn-y-Bedd Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Wrexham Bus Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Gresford Ad
- Grosvenor Pulford & Spa Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Rossett Hall Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Oak Mead 2.2 miles
- The Lemon Tree 3 3 miles
- Premier Inn Wrexham North 3 0.9 miles
- Hotel Wrexham 3 2.7 miles
- Ramada Plaza by WyndhamWrexham 4 3.3 miles
- The Chester Grosvenor 5 7.7 miles
- Premier Inn Wrexham City Centre 3 3.1 miles
- Wrexham Llyndir Hotel 3 2 miles
Schools in Gresford
- All Saints Voluntary Aided Sch Primary
- The Rofft CP School Primary
Local points of interest
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 3 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 3.7 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 4.6 miles
- Erddig Country house 4.7 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 5.6 miles
- The Airfield Stadium 5.7 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 7 miles
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 7.2 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 9.2 miles
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 10.6 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 11.6 miles