Wrexham

Wrexham Welsh: Wrecsam
City
From top, left to right: Wrexham skyline, Hope Street, Erddig Hall and St Giles' Church.
Wrexham Location within Wrexham
Population	44,785 (Built up area, 2021)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ335505
• Cardiff	108[2] mi (174 km) S
Principal area	Wrexham
Preserved county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WREXHAM
Postcode district	LL11—14
Dialling code	01978
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Wrexham
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Wrexham
Website	www.wrexham.gov.uk
List of places UK Wales Wrexham 53°2′48″N 2°59′37″W / 53.04667°N 2.99361°W / 53.04667; -2.99361

Wrexham (/ˈrɛksəm/ REK-səm; Welsh: Wrecsam [ˈrɛksam]) is a city^[a] in the north-east of Wales. It lies between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire, it became part of the new county of Clwyd in 1974. It has been the principal settlement and administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough since 1996. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 44,785, and the wider county borough, which also includes surrounding villages and rural areas, had a population of 135,117. Wrexham was awarded city status in 2022.

Wrexham was likely founded before the 11th century and developed in the Middle Ages as a regional centre for trade and administration. Wrexham has historically been one of the primary settlements of Wales, and was the largest settlement in Wales for a time in the 17th century. In the Industrial Revolution from the 18th century onwards, Wrexham and surrounding area was a major centre of coal and lead mining. Other significant industries included the production of iron, steel and leather, and brewing.

Wrexham serves north Wales and the Welsh borderlands as a centre for manufacturing, retail, education and administration. The city is noted for Wrexham A.F.C. (one of the oldest professional football teams in the world); the nationally significant industrial heritage of the Clywedog Valley; the National Trust Property of Erddig; and the fine Tudor church of St Giles, which towers over the historic Wrexham city centre.

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