Abenbury is a

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. It is situated south-east of

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city and includes the village of Pentre Maelor and part of the

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. The ancient parish of

included the

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of Abenbury Fawr (or "Big Abenbury") and Abenbury Fechan (or "Little Abenbury"). The township of Abenbury Fechan was one of several

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s of

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and was only transferred to

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in 1884. The historian A. N. Palmer argued that the name Abenbury probably had a compound

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and

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origin, noting there was a farm called "Coed Aben" in the township.Palmer, A. N. ''A History of Ancient Tenures of Land in North Wales and the Marches'', 1910, p.242 The

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of Abenbury was created in 1935 from parts of the old townships of Abenbury Fawr and Erlas: it was the basis of the community of Abenbury when this was created under the

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.Wrexham Registration District

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At the 2001 census, the community had a population of 718 in 277 households,Abenbury
Office for National Statistics the population increasing to 1,678 at the 2011 Census. The majority of residents live in the village of Pentre Maelor, which was originally built in 1947 to house workers from nearby factories.Wrexham Industrial Estate Policing Team

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The community also includes a large rural area and the Llwyn Onn estate on the outskirts of Wrexham, all of which are governed by Abenbury Community Council ( cy, Cyngor Cymuned Abenbury).

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