Wrexham Ffynnon Fair – Penycae 5 Feb 20226 Feb 2022 At the outset there seems no reason why the Ffynnon Fair (St Mary’s Well) at Penycae, near Wrexham, should be where it is - quite distant from any settlement. Indeed,…
Wrexham White Well, Whitewell 5 Aug 20139 Aug 2013 When a whole community, however small, is named after a well, then it is a great shame that the well can be allowed to be lost so easily. It does…
Wrexham St Chad’s Well, Hanmer 23 Jul 20139 Aug 2013 We’re close to the English border here and Chad is an English saint rather than Welsh, having a wide scattering of churches and wells dedicated to him across England; even still…
Wrexham Ffynnon Ddeuno, Broughton 22 Mar 201212 Mar 2013 Ffynnon Ddeuno stood on the Gatewen Estate near Broughton until it vanished from view under the spoil heap from a nearby coalmine. The name of the well, or at least…
Wrexham All Saints and St Catherine’s Wells, Gresford 19 Mar 201229 Sep 2019 “Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple Snowdon’s mountain without its people, Overton Yew trees, St Winefred’s Well, Llangollen Bridge and Gresford bells Although Gresford's bells may remain one of the seven…
Wrexham St Peter’s Well, Rossett 1 Aug 201112 Apr 2014 There could be those who don't want you to visit St Peter's Well at Rossett. It may not be protected by a strange force field or guarded by a secret society…
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