Johnstown, Wrexham

Village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Rhosllannerchrugog

Wrexham

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53°00′32″N 3°02′17″W / 53.009°N 3.038°W / 53.009; -3.038

Johnstown is a village (and former electoral ward) in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, and forms part of the old coal mining community of Rhosllannerchrugog. It is thought to have been named after John Bury, a mid 19th century member of Wrexham's first Town Council, who built a number of houses in the area.^[1]

The disused coal mine at Hafod is situated to the east of the village and the mine's former coal tip has now been converted to a country park, Bonc yr Hafod. The nearby clay quarry was used as a landfill site for waste from Liverpool. It now takes waste from anywhere after the transfer to Cory's.

The village has approximately 4,000 inhabitants, living in 1,300 households which are split into three main areas, the Moreton Estate, Nant Parc and the older part of the village (taken from police figures). The ward population at the 2011 census was 3,266.^[2]

Johnstown is a located on the historic earth work of Offa's Dyke.

There is only one school in Johnstown: Ysgol Yr Hafod.

There are two public houses in Johnstown; The New Inn and The Grapes

In April 2012, a planning application was submitted by developers Capital & Centric Plc for a new supermarket on the disused Griflex industrial unit, potentially creating 300 jobs for the area.^[3]

References

^ Transactions of the Denbighshire Historical Society, vol 14 (1965), 182
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
^ "The Leader - News from Wrexham & Flintshire - 'New supermarket could create up to 300 jobs'". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johnstown, Wrexham.

photos of Johnstown and surrounding area on geograph
Welsh Coal Mines website - research the local pit's histories

Wrexham County Borough

Wrexham County Borough Council

Principal settlements

Chirk
Wrexham (Built-up area)

Communities

Other villages and areas

Universities and colleges

Buildings and structures

Castles	Chirk Castle Holt Castle The Rofft (former)

Geography

Rivers	Alyn Cegidog Ceiriog Clywedog Dee Eitha Gwenfro Nant-y-Ffrith Wych Brook
Reservoirs and lakes	Acton Park Lake Cae Llwyd Reservoir Chirk Castle Lake Fenn's Bank Mere Gresford Flash Hanmer Mere Llyn Bedydd Monk's Pool Pant-yr-ochain Lake Penycae Top Reservoir Ty Mawr Reservoir Wynnstay Park Lake

Transport

Railway lines	Borderlands line Shrewsbury to Chester line
Former lines	Glyn Valley Tramway (re-opening proposed) Moss Valley Branch Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway Wrexham and Minera Railway Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway Croes Newydd (former) Former stations
Railway stations	Chirk railway station Gwersyllt railway station Ruabon railway station Wrexham Central railway station Wrexham General railway station Proposed stations Wrexham North railway station Wrexham South railway station