Southsea, Wrexham

Southsea, Wrexham

Southsea ( _cy. Glanrafon) is a small formerly industrial village on the Gwenfro river in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales.

It came into being at the site of the Broughton Hall Brickworks and the Plas Power Colliery. Its Welsh language placename (meaning "the bank of the river") derives from that of a farm; its exotic English name comes from the "South Sea Inn" which used to stand over the road from the Brickworks (and in a room of which the Brickworks pay was distributed).

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3536992 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Southsea and surrounding area]


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