Rhosllannerchrugog is a large former mining village on a ridge just south-west of Wrexham in north-east Wales, often shortened locally to "Rhos". Its long Welsh name stands out on the map and the settlement looks over the Dee valley, reflecting its origins on the coalfield fringe where terraces and miners' housing grew up around pits and clay works.
Historically coal and clay extraction and brickmaking shaped the local economy and landscape, leaving spoil heaps and reclaimed industrial land; today it functions largely as a commuter and local-service community with a strong sense of identity. Rhos boasts a lively cultural life rooted in Welsh-language traditions, choral singing and Eisteddfod participation, and retains a proud working-class and community spirit that marks much of the Wrexham hinterland.
Postcode districts covering Rhosllannerchrugog
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Chester Castle 14 miles22.6 km
- Shrewsbury 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Wrexham 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Buckley 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Heswall 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Flint 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Hawarden 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Oswestry 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Brymbo 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Nantwich 22.9 miles36.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Rhosllanerchrugog Parish 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Pant and Johnstown Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Penycae Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Esclusham Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Rhos Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ponciau Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Ruabon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Penycae and Ruabon South Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Acrefair North Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cefn West Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Rhostyllen Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cefn Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Rhosllannerchrugog
LL14 1BQ, LL14 2RB, LL14 2EG, LL14 1HY, LL14 2DD, LL14 2ET, LL14 1TA, LL14 2RW, LL14 1YE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 24 miles38.6 km
- Manchester Airport 40.2 miles64.8 km
- Ruabon Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 3.7 miles6 km
Hotels near Rhosllannerchrugog Ad
- The Mulberry Inn 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Lemon Tree 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Gales of Llangollen 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Hotel Wrexham 3 6.9 miles11.2 km
- The Wild Pheasant Hotel & Spa 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
Schools in Rhosllannerchrugog
- Grango Secondary
- Penycae Community Primary School Primary
- Ysgol I.D. Hooson Primary
- Ysgol Maes y Mynydd Primary
- Ysgol Yr Hafod, Johnstown Primary
Local points of interest
- Erddig Country house 2.5 miles4 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Park Hall Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 11.6 miles18.6 km
- The Airfield Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 12.4 miles20 km
- Aston Hall Estate 12.5 miles20 km