Borras

Borras
Borras
	Borras Road, near Borras and Borras Head.
	Borras Location within Wrexham
OS grid reference	SJ347522
Community	Acton; Holt;
Principal area	Wrexham;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WREXHAM
Postcode district	LL13
Dialling code	01978
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Wrexham;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Wrexham;
	List of places UK Wales Wrexham 53°04′06″N 2°57′50″W / 53.0683°N 2.9639°W

Borras (Welsh pronunciation^ⓘ; historically Welsh: Bwras)^[1] 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 shortened to just "Borras", but is part of the community of Acton, Wrexham, in the city of Wrexham.

Early history

Although no human occupation sites have been found, the area of Borras has revealed some of the earliest traces of habitation in the area. A number of

flint tools have been found adjacent to Borras Farm. A Neolithic Axe head was also found near Bryn-Gryfydd and a hoard of Bronze Age

metalwork.

During the

warren was in existence in the area at the time. Palmer noted that the name Borrasham was also written Burras or Borras (possibly from the Old English beorgas, "burial-mounds"), and that the latter forms came to be used for the township in order to avoid confusion with Bersham.^[3]

Borras Hall is an early 17th-century former

seal was discovered at Burras Hall that dated to the 13th century and is believed to be the seal of the lords of Borras and Erlas who built Plas ym Mwras in about 1200. The seal was sent to Cardiff for verification and has never been seen since, on inquiring as to the whereabouts of the seal Cardiff stated that they only have a copy of the seal. The Hall was owned by the Brereton Family until 1789, when it was sold to a Mr Twigg for £40,000.00 and then later sold to Baron Kenyon

for £24,000.00.

Nearby Borras Head House also dates to the 17th century and was also purchased by Lord Kenyon in 1803.

Bwras is said to be an alternative Welsh name for the place.[1]

Airfield

During the period 1917 - 1920 fields at Borras Lodge were used by Nos. 4 and 51 Training Squadrons/Schools of the

Hooton Park

.

In the 1940s the area was again pressed into World War II service for training flights. Three grass runways of approximately 550-660 yards existed. The main period of construction at the site took place between December 1940 and June 1941.

The airfield was closed after World War II and on 22 October 1959 was sold to United Gravel Company a subsidiary of Alfred McAlpine. In the 1970s quarrying operations commenced in the area.

Bunker

Between 1962 and 1992 there was a hardened

Regional Government Headquarters

(RGHQ) although it is unlikely it was ever actually activated as such, given the short timescale.

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Place Names | Clwyd Family History". www.clwydfhs.org.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ Palmer, A. N. A History of Ancient Tenures of Land in North Wales and the Marches, 1910, p.233
^ Palmer, 240
^ "UKWMO Group Controls". Subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2008.

External links

photos of Borras and surrounding area on geograph

[:0-1] "Local Place Names | Clwyd Family History". www.clwydfhs.org.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[palmer233-2] Palmer, A. N. A History of Ancient Tenures of Land in North Wales and the Marches, 1910, p.233

[palmer240-3] Palmer, 240

[4] "UKWMO Group Controls". Subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2008.

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