Ruabon sits on the western edge of Wrexham county in north-east Wales, where a mix of red clay country, wooded estate land and heather-covered slopes gives it a distinctive look. The village lies beneath Ruabon Mountain and close to the historic Wynnstay estate, while canals and rivers nearby, including towpaths of the Llangollen Canal and views towards the River Dee valley, make the area popular for walkers and outdoor activity.
Ruabon has a strong industrial past: 19th-century coal mining and clay extraction spawned brick and tile works famous for their deep red terracotta, and traces of that heritage remain alongside modern residential life. Today it functions largely as a local community with village shops, pubs and clubs and many residents commuting into Wrexham or Chester, yet the surrounding moorland, estate woods and former quarries still give it a rural, historic character.
Postcode districts covering Ruabon
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Chester Castle 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Shrewsbury 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Wrexham 4.9 miles8 km
- Buckley 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Heswall 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Flint 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Hawarden 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Oswestry 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Oswestry Rural 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Brymbo 6.8 miles11 km
Neighbouring places
- Penycae and Ruabon South Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Ruabon Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Acrefair North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pant and Johnstown Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Erbistock Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Acrefair and Cefn-mawr Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Cefn East Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Chirk North Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Penycae Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Cefn Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Rhosllanerchrugog Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Ruabon
LL14 6RJ, LL14 6ND, LL14 6PY, LL14 6PL, LL14 6PB, LL14 6PF, LL14 6DU, LL14 6AQ, LL14 6AP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25.2 miles40.6 km
- Manchester Airport 40.2 miles64.7 km
- Ruabon Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Chirk Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Ruabon Ad
- The Mulberry Inn 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Lemon Tree 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Hotel Wrexham 3 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Gales of Llangollen 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 4.9 miles8 km
Schools in Ruabon
- St Mary's Church in Wales Primary
- Ysgol Maes-y-Llan Primary
- Ysgol Rhiwabon Secondary
Local points of interest
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Erddig Country house 3.1 miles5 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Park Hall Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Aston Hall Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13 miles21 km