Plas Coch
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Plas Coch
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| Neighbourhood | |
 Plas Coch Retail Park | |
  Plas Coch Location within Wrexham | |
| OS grid reference | SJ3238751013 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL11 |
| Dialling code | 01978 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Plas Coch (Welsh: Plas-coch[1]) is an area of the community of Rhosddu, in the city of Wrexham, Wales. A major retail and educational area of Wrexham, it lies to the north-west of Wrexham city centre. Formerly known as Lower Stansty, the term has fallen out of use in preference for Plas Coch in recent years, likely due to the popular retail area which shares its name.
History
During the Roman period, Plas Coch was a Roman farm settlement,[2] which the existing Plas Coch pub is located on.[3][4]
One of the Wrexham area's main houses was Plas Coch in Lower
In 1709 the Plas Coch estate was sold by
.The area now known as Plas Coch played an important part in the social life of Wrexham, hosting the Denbighshire & Flintshire Agricultural Society Show and the Annual Wrexham Lager Festival. The house and outbuildings were demolished in the late 1980s to make way for a large supermarket and retail development, as Plas Coch retail park. The only part of the original property remaining today is a short length of stone wall at the roadside in front of a branch of The Range. During the construction of the retail development in 1991, a hoard of Roman coins was discovered by workmen: however all of the coins subsequently disappeared. In 1995 further construction work on the site revealed traces of Roman field boundaries, hearths and a corn drying kiln.
Geography
The borders of Plas Coch are loosely defined, but the area is regarded to be centred on Plas Coch Road, located between Stansty Road to the north, and Mold Road (A541) to the south, with the retail park and university campus, to the west and east respectively.
The area coined as "Plas Coch" neighbours the area of
About the area
Compared to the older city centre, Plas Coch is more modern, although less than the newer
Wrexham Glyndŵr University
Considered the major educational sector of Wrexham, located in Plas Coch. The Plas Coch campus of
Plas Coch Retail Park
The development is home to:
There is an adjacent Sainsbury's superstore, which also contains an Argos store, and a Johnsons Cleaners concession, as well as a cafe and petrol station. There is also an Aldi, Farmfoods and The Range (with Iceland Foods) adjacent.
A Marston's pub known as "The Plas Coch" situated on what is thought to be the old Roman farm, is also located within the area.
Adjacent areas
Areas sometimes considered Plas Coch include: Berse Retail Park, and the
Areas further afar, neighbouring Plas Coch include: Wrexham Technology Park, and Wrexham Maelor Hospital to the south.
Schools
- Ysgol Plas Coch
References
- ^ "Standardised Welsh Place names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "History of the Museum - WCBC". old.wrexham.gov.uk. Wrexham County Borough Council, Guildhall, Wrexham LL11 1AY, UK. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "History of Wrexham". chris-myers.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b "Buildings and Places of Wrexham Past and Present". chris-myers.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Wrexham Glyndwr Campus - Wrexham Glyndwr University". www.glyndwr.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
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