Fairy Road, Wrexham
Native name | Ffordd y Tylwyth Teg (Welsh) |
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Part of | Offa |
Location | Wrexham, Wales |
Coordinates | 53°02′21″N 2°59′56″W / 53.03927°N 2.99883°W |
Fairy Road (Welsh: Ffordd y Tylwyth Teg) is a road and conservation area in Wrexham, North Wales. The conservation has five Grade II listed buildings and one scheduled monument, the Fairy Oak Round Barrow.
Geography
The Fairy Road Conservation Area is centred on Fairy Road and covers it and adjacent streets. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south of
The conservation area covers 13 hectares (32 acres), including Bath Road, Belgrave Road, Belmont Road, Fairy Road, Ruabon Road, Trevor Court and some parts of adjacent roads such as Court Road, Erddig Road, Hillbury Road, Sontley Road and Wellington Road.[2]
Many of the villas within the conservation area are influenced by John Douglas, and Douglas' pupil E. A. Ould.[2]
History
The residential suburban area around Fairy Road dates to the mid to late-19th century.[2][3]
Maps from 1872 show Bath Road, Erddig Road, Ruabon Road, Sontley Road and Wellington Road having been developed, while by 1914, Fairy Road and its
The area used to host offices of the Football Association of Wales, when it was located in Wrexham, until its move to Cardiff in 1985. The road gets its name from the Fairy Mount, a burial mound or barrow located in the gardens of No. 5.[3]
Listed buildings
Fairy Oak Round Barrow
The Fairy Oak Round Barrow is the remains of a circular earthen-built round barrow, possibly from the Bronze Age. The barrow serves as an insight into prehistoric funerary and the period's ritual landscape, as well as archaeological potential.
No. 5
No. 5 was built in 1881 by E. A. Ould, for W. E. Samuel, and is in the
No. 7
No. 7 was built in 1881 by E. A. Ould, for W. E. Samuel, and is in the
No. 9
No. 9 (also known as Pendower House)
Stafford House
Stafford House (No. 11) was built in 1876, likely designed by E. A. Ould, for W. E. Samuel, for Samuel's own use, and is in the
Nearby listed buildings
Bishops House
The Bishops House (Tŷ'r Esgob)
References
- ^ "Fairy Road (Wrexham) conservation area | Wrexham County Borough Council". www.wrexham.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Fairy Road Conservation Area Assessment" (PDF). Wrexham County Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fairy Road". Under a Welsh Sky. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Fairly Oak, Barrow (307146)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Others 2". buildingsofwrexham.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Fairy Mount, Fairy Road, 5-7, Wrexham (27151)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Pendower House, 9 Fairy Road, Wrexham (403187)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Fairy Road, No.11 (411238)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ ISBN 9780300096279.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "The Bishop's House, Sontley Road (410021)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 22 May 2024.