Bettisfield ( cy, Llys Bedydd; ''
standardised
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'': Bettisfield) is a village of about 150 dwellings in
Wrexham County Borough, Wales and stands on the
Wales-England border, and in the
community of
Maelor South. It lies south of the
Llangollen Canal on the border with
Shropshire,
England within the historic
English Maelor region which was formerly part of the historic county of
Flintshire. The village lies close to
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve (United Kingdom), national nature reserve (NNR) which straddles the border between England and Wales, near Whixall and Ellesmere, Shropshire, Ellesmere in ...
, an area of
peat bog which was declared a
national nature reserve in 1996 because of its importance for wildlife. The English market towns of
Whitchurch,
Ellesmere and
Wem
Wem may refer to:
* HMS ''Wem'' (1919), a minesweeper of the Royal Navy during World War I
*Weem, a village in Perthshire, Scotland
* Wem, a small town in Shropshire, England
*Wem (musician), hip hop musician
WEM may stand for:
* County Westmeath, ...
each lie about 6 miles distant to the northeast, west and southeast respectively.
It is described in the
Domesday book (1086) within the
Cheshire Hundred of Dudeston, recording 28 households and a value to
Lord Edwin in 1066 of £18 9s, reducing to £3 in 1086.
The village no longer has a shop, post office, pub, smithy or baker.
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References
Villages in Wrexham County Borough
Communities in Wrexham County Borough
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