Place:


Erddig  Denbighshire

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Erddig like this:

ERTHIG, or Erddig, a township in Gresford parish, Denbigh; on Offa's Dyke, 2 miles SW of Wrexham. Pop., 117. Houses, 31. Erthig Hall is the seat of the Yorkes, -of whom was Philip -Yorke, author of "The Royal Tribes of Wales;" has, on the walls and ceilings of one of its rooms, the heraldic bearings of the tribes; and occupies a charming situation.

Erddig through time

Erddig is now part of Wrexham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wrexham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Erddig itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Erddig, in Wrexham and Denbighshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3124

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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