Chirk
Sign in to saveChirk () is a town and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the traditional county of Denbighshire, and later Clwyd, it has been part of Wrexham County Borough since a local government reorganisation in 1996. The border with the English county of Shropshire is immediately south of the town, on the other side of the River Ceiriog.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Y Waun
- UK place.official_name
- Chirk
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church Street, Chirk - geograph.org.uk - 2343509.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church Street, Chirk
- UK place.community_wales
- Chirk
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Wrexham
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Clwyd South
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
- UK place.population
- 4,468
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.post_town
- WREXHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL14
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01691
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ295375
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History and heritage
- Modern day
- Economy
- Sport
- Media
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Chirk () is a town and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the traditional county of Denbighshire, and later Clwyd, it has been part of Wrexham County Borough since a local government reorganisation in 1996. The border with the English county of Shropshire is immediately south of the town, on the other side of the River Ceiriog.
The town is served by Chirk railway station and the A5/A483 roads.