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Discover Chirk in United Kingdom
Chirk in the region of Wales with its 3,926 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 158 mi or ( 255 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Chirk is now 05:14 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wynnstay, Wrexham, Wolverhampton, Sheffield, and Pen-y-cae. When in this area, you might want to check out Wynnstay . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chirk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen canal, May 2009.
This is a brief portrait of the aqueduct and two of the boats that carry passengers across it. The recommended pronunciation is not exact, but it serves many of us locals well enough! The aqueduct, bu ..
Narrowboats Thomas Telford and Sally crossing Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, 30.10.09. High angle view.
Another attempt with the pole-mounted Nikon D90. Cruise boat "Thomas Telford" from Llangollen crosses with Aubrey at the helm and Helen and Phil as cabin crew, followed by Peter and Bev on "Sally". Th ..
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, North Wales.
Follow Hylonlad blog at: www.artspeck.com The visit to Llangollen was the highlight of our vacation, with the main purpose to cross the aquaduct by barge. This grade 1 listed building, recently being ..
Aqueduct Cruise Boat Thomas Telford at Trevor and Froncysyllte.
The "TT" operates between Llangollen Wharf and Froncysyllte over the "stream in the sky", the mighty Pontcysyllte aqueduct, making a two-hour cruise in either direction. A bus conveys passengers to or ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Chirkland
Chirkland (Welsh: Swydd y Waun) was a marcher lordship in north-east Wales, created from parts of Powys Fadog granted to Roger Mortimer, son of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, and administered from Chirk Castle. Chirkland continued to be ruled as a separate lordship until the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542. After this time, Chirkland became the Hundred of Chirk in the newly-created Denbighshire. Most of the former lordship now lies in the county of Powys.
Located at 52.93 -3.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle (Welsh: Castell y Waun) is a castle located at Chirk, Wrexham, Wales. The castle was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer de Chirk, uncle of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March as part of King Edward I's chain of fortresses across the north of Wales. It guards the entrance to the Ceiriog Valley. It was the administrative centre for the Marcher Lordship of Chirkland The castle was bought by Thomas Myddelton in 1595 for £5,000 (approx. £11 million as of 2008).
Located at 52.94 -3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Bronygarth
Bronygarth is a small village in the Ceiriog Valley near Oswestry in Shropshire, England at grid reference SJ268370.
Located at 52.93 -3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Maelor Way
Maelor Way is a key long distance footpath, running 38 kilometres / 24 miles from the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail at Bronygarth to the Shropshire Way, Sandstone Trail, Llangollen Canal, South Cheshire Way, and the Marches Way all at Grindley Brook near Whitchurch.
Located at 52.92 -3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Weston Rhyn
Weston Rhyn is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies between the towns of Chirk, in Wales, and Oswestry, in England. The civil parish, which also includes Bronygarth, Pentre-Newydd and a number of small hamlets, had a total population of 2,668 at the 2001 census.
Located at 52.91 -3.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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