Bersham Ironworks, Wrexham

Name: Bersham Ironworks
Address: Wrexham, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1978 297460

#4 among attractions in Wrexham

Museum, Historical place

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Bersham Ironworks were large ironworks at Bersham, near Wrexham, Wales. They are most famous for being the original working site of John Wilkinson. They were also the first site in the world to use a new way of boring holes in cannon and steam engine cylinders. ()

Coordinates: 53°2'7"N, 3°1'41"W

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Wrexham United Kingdom

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+44 1978 297460

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Bersham Ironworks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Erddig, Wrexham Cathedral, Turf Hotel, Parks and open spaces in Wrexham.

1.1 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Erddig, Wrexham
27 min walk • Erddig Hall is a Grade-I listed National Trust property in Wrexham, Wales. Standing 2 miles south of Wrexham town centre, it comprises a country house built during the 17th and 18th centuries amidst a 1,900 acre estate, which includes a 1,200-acre landscaped pleasure park and the earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle.
1.5 miNE
Church
Wrexham Cathedral, Wrexham
38 min walk • The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, also known as St Mary's Cathedral or Wrexham Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Wrexham, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Wrexham, and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham.
1.5 miNE
Nightlife
Turf Hotel, Wrexham
38 min walk • The Turf Hotel is a public house in Wrexham, Wales, located on the corner of Wrexham AFC's Racecourse Ground.
1.3 miNE
Park
Parks and open spaces in Wrexham, Wrexham
34 min walk • The town of Wrexham has two main town parks, these being Bellevue Park and Acton Park. On the outskirts of the town there is also open parkland on and surrounding the Erddig estate. There is also a town centre green.
1.5 miNE
Football, Sport, Sport venue
My Racecourse, Wrexham
39 min walk • The Racecourse Ground, branded as My Racecourse, in Wrexham, Wales, is the home of Wrexham A.F.C. It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home international match in 1877, and has hosted more Wales international matches than any other ground.
1.5 miNE
Area
Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham
40 min walk • Wrexham County Borough is a county borough in the north-east of Wales. It borders England to the east and south-east, Powys to the south-west, Denbighshire to the west and Flintshire to the north-west.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Bryn Offa, Wrexham
25 min walk • Bryn Offa is a small local-authority housing estate in the south-western suburbs of Wrexham, north-east Wales in the community of Offa, and is close to the Wrexham Maelor hospital. The main route through Bryn Offa is the A525 road to Ruthin Road.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Denbighshire Coalfield, Wrexham
34 min walk • The Denbighshire Coalfield in the historic county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales is one of the smaller British coalfields. It extends from near Caergwrle in the north, southwards through Wrexham, Ruabon and Rhosllannerchrugog to Chirk in the south. A small part extends into Shropshire around Oswestry.

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How to get to Bersham Ironworks by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bersham Ironworks:

Train

Wrexham Central (36 min walk)
Wrexham General (39 min walk)