Jeffreys Road, Borras Park, Wrecsam - geograph

Borras Park ( cy, Parc Borras) is a suburb and electoral ward in the community of Acton, Wrexham,

Wrexham County Borough Wrexham County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) is a county borough, with city status, 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 ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. The name is derived from the nearby hamlet of

Borras Borras ( cy, Borras / Bwras) is a hamlet in Wrexham County Borough, Wales to the north-east of the city of Wrexham. It is part of the community of Holt. The nearby residential area of Borras Park is named after Borras; and is colloquially sho ...

. At the time of the 2001 Census, the population was 2,517 in 1,065 household, reducing to a population of 2,359 at the 2011 Census.

Religion

At the time of the 2011 Census, it was reported as being the ward with the highest proportion in Wales of people describing themselves as Christian (76.1%). The ward itself contains one church, namely Borras Park Evangelical Church, with two others, namely St. John's Church of Wales and Rhosnesni Methodist church, within a few hundred yards of the ward boundary.

Schools

* Barker's Lane Primary School * Borras Park Junior School The schools are not actually in Borras Park, but serve the area. * Borras Park Infants School

Sport

There are two football teams based in Borras Park, Borras Park Albion F.C., founded in 1980, who play in the Wrexham and District Youth League and the

Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) The Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) was a football league in Wales and operated at level 3 and 4 of the Welsh football league system in Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough, but with some teams from Denbighshire (Corwen and Llangollen Town) ...

,The Wrexham & District Youth Football League website (Retrieved January 2011) and Borras Park Rangers, founded in 2002, who play in the Wrexham and District Youth League.Borras Park Rangers website (Retrieved January 2011)

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Wrexham Wards of Wrexham County Borough {{Wales-geo-stub