Chirk
Chirk (Welsh: Y Waun) is a town and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the traditional county of Denbighshire, and later Clwyd, it has been part of Wrexham County Borough since a local government reorganisation in 1996. The border with the English county of Shropshire is immediately south of the town, on the other side of the River Ceiriog.
Chirk
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Church Street, Chirk | |
Map of the community. | |
Chirk Location within Wrexham | |
| Population | 4,468 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ295375 |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL14 |
| Dialling code | 01691 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
The town is served by Chirk railway station and the A5/A483 roads.
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