List of churches in Wrexham County Borough
This is a list of churches in the Wrexham County Borough area of North Wales. This list extends some distance from the town of Wrexham itself.
Active churches
Name | Community (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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St Dunawd, Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor Is-y-coed | Dunod | Medieval | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | ||
Bangor-on-Dee Presbyterian Church | Bangor Is-y-coed | 1867 | Presbyterian | ||||
Holy Trinity, Bronington | Bronington | Trinity | 1836 | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | Barn converted to church | |
St Mary, Whitewell | Bronington (Whitewell) | Mary | [1] | Medieval | Church of England | Marbury, Tushingham, Whitewell | Rebuilt 1830 |
St Paul, Pentre Broughton | Broughton | Paul | 1888 | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | ||
All Saints, Southsea | Broughton (Southsea) | All Saints | 1884 | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | New buildings 1926, 1984 (newest was church hall) | |
St Mary, Brymbo | Brymbo | Mary | 1871-1872 | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | ||
Brymbo Methodist Church | Brymbo | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | ||||
Christ Church, Bwlchgwyn | Brymbo (Bwlchgwyn) | Jesus | 1877 | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area 1961 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Acton Park, Wrexham | |
Capel Bethania, Acrefair | Cefn (Acrefair) | Bethany | Baptist Union | ||||
Capel Seion a'r Tabernacl, Cefn Mawr | Cefn (Cefn Mawr) | Zion, Tabernacle | Baptist Union | ||||
St John, Rhosymedre | Cefn (Rhosymedre) | John the Evangelist | 1837 | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | ||
Rhosymedre Methodist Church | Cefn (Rhosymedre) | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | ||||
St Garmon, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog | Ceiriog Ucha (Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog) | Germanus of Auxerre | pre-C19th | Church in Wales | Llansanffraid, Llanarmon, Pontfadog | Rebuilt 1845 | |
Llanarmon Methodist Church | Ceiriog Ucha (Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog) | Methodist | Cymru | ||||
Capel Tabernacl, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceir. | Ceiriog Ucha (Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog) | Tabernacle | Presbyterian | ||||
St Mary, Chirk | Chirk | Mary | Medieval | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | ||
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Chirk | Chirk | Sacred Heart | [2] | 1905 | Roman Catholic | Parish of St Richard Gwyn | Current building 1928-1929 |
Chirk Methodist Church | Chirk | Methodist | Shropshire & Marches Circuit | ||||
Capel Bethesda, Chirk | Chirk | Pool of Bethesda | Presbyterian | ||||
St Tydfil, Coedpoeth | Coedpoeth | Tydfil | 1875 | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | Current building 1895. Facing closure[3] | |
Holy Family, Coedpoeth | Coedpoeth | Holy Family | [4] | Roman Catholic | Wrexham Cathedral | Building 1991 | |
Capel Disgwylfa, Coedpoeth | Coedpoeth | Presbyterian | |||||
Coedpoeth Salvation Army | Coedpoeth | [5] | Salvation Army | Shares building with Catholics since 2004 | |||
Coedpoeth Evangelical Free Church | Coedpoeth | [6] | 1954 | Independent | Began in Brynteg as Rockwood Mission[7] | ||
St Hilary, Erbistock | Erbistock | Hilary ? | Medieval | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | Rebuilt 1860-1861 | |
St Deiniol, Eyton | Erbistock (Eyton) | Deiniol | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | |||
St Mary, Bersham | Esclusham (Bersham) | Mary | [8] | 1873-1876 | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | |
Holy Trinity, Esclusham | Esclusham (Rhostyllen) | Trinity | [8] | 1876-1877 | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | |
Tabernacl Presbyterian Church, Rhostyllen | Esclusham (Rhostyllen) | Tabernacle | Presbyterian | ||||
Capel Ainon, Dolywern | Glyntraian (Dolywern) | Ænon | Baptist Union | ||||
St John the Baptist, Pontfadog | Glyntraian (Pontfadog) | John the Baptist | 1847 | Church in Wales | Llansanffraid, Llanarmon, Pontfadog | ||
All Saints, Gresford | Gresford | All Saints | [9] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | |
Gresford Methodist Church | Gresford | [10] | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | |||
Holy Trinity, Gwersyllt | Gwersyllt | Trinity | 1850-1851 | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | ||
Gwersyllt Congregational Church | Gwersyllt | [11] | EFCC-FIEC-AECW | ||||
Ffrwd Methodist Church | Gwersyllt (Windy Hill) | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | ||||
St Chad, Hanmer | Hanmer | Chad of Mercia | Medieval | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | ||
St Chad, Holt | Holt | Chad of Mercia | Medieval | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | ||
St Paul, Isycoed | Isycoed | Paul | pre-C19th | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | Rebuilt 1829 | |
St David, Froncysyllte | Llangollen Rural (Froncysyllte) | David of Wales | 1871 | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | ||
Trevor Parish Church | Llangollen Rural (Trevor) | Unknown | 1772 | Church in Wales | Llangollen, Trevor, Llantysilio | ||
St Ffraid, Glyn Ceiriog | Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog | Brigid of Kildare | pre-C18th | Church in Wales | Llansantffraid, Llanarmon, Pontfadog | Rebuilt 1790 | |
Capel Seion, Glyn Ceiriog | Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog | Zion | Baptist Union | ||||
Capel Soar, Glyn Ceiriog | Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog | Zoara | Presbyterian | ||||
St Martin, Llay | Llay | Martin of Tours | 1923-1925 | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | First CiW church built following disestablishment | |
St Francis of Assisi, Llay | Llay | Francis of Assisi | [12] | Roman Catholic | Llay & Rossett | ||
Llay Baptist Church | Llay | Baptist Union GB | |||||
Llay Community Church of the Nazarene | Llay | [13] | Nazarene | ||||
St John the Baptist, Bettisfield | Maelor South (Bettisfield) | John the Baptist | 1851 | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | New building 1873-1874 | |
Bettisfield Methodist Chapel | Maelor South (Bettisfield) | Methodist | Shropshire & Marches Circuit | ||||
St Mary Magdalene, Penley | Maelor South (Penley) | Mary Magdalene | pre-C19th | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | Rebuilt 1899-1901 | |
SS Deiniol & Marcella, Marchwiel | Marchwiel | Deiniol & Marcella | pre-C18th | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | Rebuilt 1778 | |
St Mary, Minera | Minera | Mary | C17th | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | Rebuilt 1865-1866 | |
St Mary the Virgin, Overton-on-Dee | Overton | Mary | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | |||
Our Lady & the Welsh Martyrs, Overton | Overton | Mary & Welsh Martyrs | 1958 | Roman Catholic | Wrexham Maelor | Congregation probably older | |
Overton Methodist Church | Overton | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | ||||
Knolton Methodist Church | Overton (Knolton) | Methodist | Shropshire & Marches Circuit | ||||
St Thomas, Penycae | Penycae | Thomas | 1877-1878 | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | ||
Capel Salem, Penycae | Penycae | Jerusalem | Baptist Union | ||||
Zion English Baptist Church, Penycae | Penycae | FIEC | |||||
Penycae Neighbourhood Church of the Nazarene | Penycae | [14] | Nazarene | ||||
Bethel Chapel | Rhosllanerchrugog | [15] | 1840 | Independent. Bilingual | |||
St David, Rhosllanerchrugog | Rhosllanerchrugog | David of Wales | [16] | 1878 | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | Bilingual. Current building 1892, previously iron church |
Capel Mawr, Rhosllanerchrugog | Rhosllanerchrugog | Presbyterian | |||||
Rhosllanerchrugog Salvation Army | Rhosllanerchrugog | [17] | Salvation Army | ||||
St Mary, Johnstown | Rhosllanerchrugog (Johnstown) | Mary | [16] | 1893 | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | Building 1928, previously used iron church from Rhos[18] |
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church | Rhosllanerchrugog (Ponciau) | Baptist Union GB | |||||
Capel Penuel, Rhosllanerchrugog | Rhosllanerchrugog (Ponciau) | Baptist Union | |||||
Capel Bethel, Ponciau | Rhosllanerchrugog (Ponciau) | Bethel | Presbyterian | ||||
Christ Church, Rossett | Rossett | Jesus | [19] | C17th | Church in Wales | Alyn Mission Area | New church 1841. Present church 1891-1892 |
Christ the King, Rossett | Rossett | Jesus | [12] | Roman Catholic | Llay & Rossett | ||
Rossett Presbyterian Church | Rossett | Presbyterian | |||||
Darland Evangelical Church | Rossett | [20] | Independent | ||||
St Mary, Ruabon | Ruabon | Mary | [21] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | Shared church with Catholics (see below) since 1980 |
St Mary the Virgin, Ruabon | Ruabon | Mary | [2] | 1950s | Roman Catholic | Parish of St Richard Gwyn | First building (St Michael's) 1957, unsafe 1977. Building shared w CoE |
Ruabon Methodist Church | Ruabon | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | ||||
All Saints, Pen-y-lan | Ruabon (Bryn Pen-y-lan) | All Saints | 1887-1889 | Church in Wales | Offa Mission Area | Originally a private chapel | |
St Deiniol, Worthenbury | Willington Worthenbury | Deiniol | 1736-1739 | Church in Wales | Maelor Mission Area | One of the finest Georgian churches in the country[22] | |
Tallarn Green Methodist Church | Willington Worthenbury (Tallarn Green) | Methodist | Cheshire South Circuit | ||||
Capel Jerwsalem, Wrexham | Wrexham Acton | Methodist | Cymru | ||||
Capel y Groes, Wrexham | Wrexham Acton | Cross | 1981-1982 | Presbyterian | Replaced Capel Seion, demolished 1979 | ||
ChristChurch Wrexham | Wrexham Acton | [23] | 1995 | Ichthus | Meets in Acton Community Centre | ||
Borras Park Evangelical Church | Wrexham Acton (Borras Park) | [24] | 1971 | AECW | |||
St John, Rhosnesni | Wrexham Acton (Rhosnesni) | John ? | [8] | 1894 | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | Current building 1974 |
St Mark, Caia Park | Wrexham Caia Park | Mark | [8] | 1961 | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | |
St Anne, Caia Park | Wrexham Caia Park | Anne | 1962 | Roman Catholic | Wrexham Maelor | Congregation probably older | |
Rock Chapel, Caia Park | Wrexham Caia Park | [25] | c. 2015[26] | Assemblies of God | |||
St Giles, Wrexham | Wrexham Offa | Giles | [27] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | |
All Saints, Wrexham | Wrexham Offa | All Saints | [8] | 1910-1912 | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | |
Our Lady of Sorrows Cathedral, Wrexham | Wrexham Offa | Mary | [28] | 1857 | Roman Catholic | Wrexham Cathedral | Pro-cathedral 1898, cathedral of Wrexham Diocese 1987 |
Capel Penybryn, Wrexham | Wrexham Offa | Baptist Union | |||||
Regent Street Methodist Church | Wrexham Offa | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | ||||
Salisbury Park United Reformed Church | Wrexham Offa | URC | |||||
Bradley Road Evangelical Baptist Church | Wrexham Offa | [29] | FIEC | ||||
Wrexham Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Wrexham Offa | [30] | 7th-Day Adventist | ||||
St James, Rhosddu | Wrexham Rhosddu | James | [8] | 1874 | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | Parish church 1886 |
Chester Street Baptist Church | Wrexham Rhosddu | [31] | Baptist Union GB | ||||
Rhosddu Methodist Church | Wrexham Rhosddu | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | ||||
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Wrexham | Wrexham Rhosddu | Trinity | [32] | 1908 | Presbyterian | ||
Wrexham Salvation Army | Wrexham Rhosddu | [33] | Salvation Army | ||||
Gateway Church Wrexham | Wrexham Rhosddu | [34] | 2005 | Newfrontiers | Meets on Glyndwr University campus | ||
Wrexham Community Church | Wrexham Rhosddu | [35] | 1987 | Independent | |||
St Margaret, Garden Village | Wrexham Rhosddu (Garden Village) | Margaret the Virgin | [8] | 1927-1928 | Church in Wales | Wrexham Mission Area | |
Bethel Presbyt. Church, Garden Village | Wrexham Rhosddu (Garden Village) | Bethel | Presbyterian |
There is also one Welsh speaking church in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire,[36] another in Chester,[37] another in Birkenhead,[38] two in Liverpool,[39][40] one in Altrincham[41] and one in Manchester,[42] and the Welsh Presbyterian Church has an English-speaking church in Chester,[43] two on the Wirral[44][45] and one in Liverpool.[46]
Defunct churches
Name | Community (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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St Peter, Brynteg | Broughton (Brynteg) | Peter | [47] | 1895 | 2006 | Church in Wales | |
St Paul, Berse Drelincourt | Broughton (New Broughton) | Paul | [48] | 1742 | Church in Wales | Converted to house 2010 | |
St John, Brymbo | Brymbo | John ? | [49] | 1837 | 1974 | Church in Wales | Unstable 1870s, rebuilt 1891. Welsh church (St Mary's English). Demolished |
St Alban, Tanyfron | Brymbo (Tanyfron) | Alban | [50] | 1896-1897 | 2010 | Church in Wales | |
Halton Mission Church | Chirk (Halton) | [51] | 1878 | pre-1998 | Church in Wales | Converted to house c1998 | |
St Peter, Rhosrobin | Gwersyllt (Rhosrobin) | Peter | 1881 | Church in Wales | Rebuilt 1898. Now a vet surgery | ||
St John the Evangelist, Rhosllanerchrugog | Rhosllanerchrugog | John the Evangelist | [52] | 1852-1853 | 2005 | Church in Wales | Conversion to residential use beginning 2016 |
St Mary Magdalene, Tallarn Green | Willington Worthenbury (Tallarn Green) | Mary Magdalene | 1851 | 2007 | Church in Wales | Rebuilt 1872-1873 | |
St Peter, Wrexham | Wrexham Caia Park | Peter | [53] | 1910 | C20th | Church in Wales | Now a warehouse |
St Mark, Wrexham | Wrexham Offa | Mark | [54] | 1856-1858 | 1956 | Church in Wales | Demolished |
St John the Baptist, Wrexham | Wrexham Offa | John the Baptist | [55] | 1909 | 1998 | Church in Wales | Demolished |
St David, Wrexham | Wrexham Rhosddu | David of Wales | 1889-1890 | Church in Wales | Services in Welsh. Demolished |
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