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'''Chirk Bank''' is a small village in [[Shropshire]], adjacent to the border with [[Denbighshire]]. | '''Chirk Bank''' is a small village in [[Shropshire]], adjacent to the border with [[Denbighshire]]. | ||
The small town of [[Chirk]] is to the north, across the border in Denbighshire with the B5070 road connecting the two settlements via | The small town of [[Chirk]] is to the north, across the border in Denbighshire with the B5070 road connecting the two settlements via Chirk Bridge over the [[River Ceiriog]]. The larger village of [[Weston Rhyn]] is to the south-west and Chirk Bank is part of its civil parish. | ||
The [[Llangollen Canal]] passes by the village. There are three public houses in the vicinity: The Bridge,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080726020211/http://www.btinternet.com/~rmoj/chirk.htm The Bridge]</ref> the Lord Moreton, and the Poacher's Pocket.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080219114713/http://www.btinternet.com/~rmoj/gledrid.htm The Poacher's Pocket]</ref> | The hamlet of '''Gledrid''' is just outside Chirk Bank, near to the A5 road and on the border (the B5070) with the civil parish of [[St Martin's, Shropshire|St Martin's]]. | ||
The [[Llangollen Canal]] passes by the village, just to the south of the [[Chirk Aqueduct]]. There are three public houses in the vicinity: The Bridge,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080726020211/http://www.btinternet.com/~rmoj/chirk.htm The Bridge]</ref> the Lord Moreton, and the Poacher's Pocket.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080219114713/http://www.btinternet.com/~rmoj/gledrid.htm The Poacher's Pocket]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 5 June 2018
| Chirk Bank | |
| Shropshire | |
|---|---|
 Llangollen Canal at Chirk Bank | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ290369 |
| Location: | 52°55’30"N, 3°3’18"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wrexham |
| Postcode: | LL14 |
| Dialling code: | 01691 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Shropshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Shropshire |
Chirk Bank is a small village in Shropshire, adjacent to the border with Denbighshire.
The small town of Chirk is to the north, across the border in Denbighshire with the B5070 road connecting the two settlements via Chirk Bridge over the River Ceiriog. The larger village of Weston Rhyn is to the south-west and Chirk Bank is part of its civil parish.
The hamlet of Gledrid is just outside Chirk Bank, near to the A5 road and on the border (the B5070) with the civil parish of St Martin's.
The Llangollen Canal passes by the village, just to the south of the Chirk Aqueduct. There are three public houses in the vicinity: The Bridge,[1] the Lord Moreton, and the Poacher's Pocket.[2]
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