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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Gresford disaster, History of Wrexham, Glynd r University, Acton, Wrexham, Racecourse Ground, Brymbo Hall, Erddig, Heart Cheshire and North East Wales, Yale College Wrexham, Turf Hotel, Border Breweries, Farmworld, Calon FM, Techniquest, North East Wales NHS Trust, All Saints' Church, Gresford, Eagles Meadow, Wrexham Lager, Wrexham and Chester Gold, Wrexham Cathedral, St Giles' Church, Wrexham, Peter Walker, Belle Vue Park, Wrexham, Caia Park, Rhosymedre Stadium, Croes Newydd, Ceiriog Valley, Wrexham by-election, 1955, Pandy, Wrexham, Clywedog Trail, Bangor-on-Dee racecourse, The Leader, Plas Coch, The Airfield, List of people from Wrexham, Llwyn Isaf, Bryn Offa. Excerpt: Wrexham ( - m; Welsh: Welsh pronunciation: ) is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England. As North Wales' largest town, it is a major centre of the region's commercial, retail and educational infrastructure. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Wrexham had a population of 42,576, and the wider Wrexham Urban Area, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, had a population of 63,084. The wider Wrexham county borough, which covers 50,500 hectares, has a population of over 130,000. The town is ranked as the 9th largest town/city in Wales, however its urban area is the 4th largest, after Cardiff, Swansea and Newport. Wrexham's former police station on Regent Street, originally the barracks for the Royal Denbighshire Militia, is now home to Wrexham County Borough Museum. The museum has two galleries devoted to the history of the town and its surrounding communities. Evidence of human activity in the Wrexham ar...