Ruabon
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Ruabon (; ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from Rhiw Fabon, rhiw being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and Fabon being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church name, of earlier, Celtic origin. An older English spelling, Rhuabon, can sometimes be seen.
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- Locality
- Ruabon
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,091
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Rhiwabon
- UK place.official_name
- Ruabon
- UK place.community_wales
- Ruabon
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Wrexham
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.population
- 4,274
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Clwyd South
- UK place.post_town
- WREXHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL14
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01978
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ303438
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Vaults pub and a roundhouse, Ruabon (geograph 4024558).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Vaults public house and the roundhouse, Ruabon
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Early history
- The old parish
- ''Wild Wales''
- The Wynns of Wynnstay
- Industry
- Iron works, coal mines and chemical works
- Brick and clay works
- Railways
- SS ''Ruabon''
- Offa's Dyke
- Governance
- Education
- Modern day
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Ruabon (; ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from Rhiw Fabon, rhiw being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and Fabon being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church name, of earlier, Celtic origin. An older English spelling, Rhuabon, can sometimes be seen.
From the mid-19th century, Ruabon became famous across the UK, for its red bricks and terracotta, which earnt the village the nickname "Terracottapolis". The local discovery of high-quality Etruria marl clay led to the rise of the Dennis Ruabon Tile Factory, whose durable and richly coloured products were used nationwide. The tiles were used in landmark projects such as Cardiff's Pier Head and Liverpool University's Victoria Building.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ruabon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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