Johnstown, Wrexham
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Johnstown is a village in the county borough of Wrexham
, Wales
, and forms part of the old coal mining
community of Rhosllannerchrugog.
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 is currently used as a landfill
site for waste from Liverpool
.
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).
Johnstown is a located on the historic earth work of Offa's Dyke
.
There are two schools in Johnstown: Johnstown Infants School and Johnstown Junior School.
There are four public house
s in Johnstown; the New Inn; the Traveller's Rest; the Moreton Inn and the Grapes
Wrexham (county borough)
Wrexham is a county borough centred on the town of Wrexham in north-east Wales. The county borough has a population of 130,200 inhabitants. Just under half of the population live either within the town of Wrexham or its surrounding conurbation of urban villages. The remainder living to the south...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, and forms part of the old coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
community of Rhosllannerchrugog.
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
Country park
A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.-History:In the United Kingdom the term 'Country Park' has a special meaning. There are over 400 Country Parks in England alone . Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the...
, Bonc yr Hafod. The nearby clay quarry is currently used as a landfill
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
site for waste from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
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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).
Johnstown is a located on the historic earth work of Offa's Dyke
Offa's Dyke
Offa's Dyke is a massive linear earthwork, roughly followed by some of the current border between England and Wales. In places, it is up to wide and high. In the 8th century it formed some kind of delineation between the Anglian kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdom of Powys...
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There are two schools in Johnstown: Johnstown Infants School and Johnstown Junior School.
There are four public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s in Johnstown; the New Inn; the Traveller's Rest; the Moreton Inn and the Grapes