River Clywedog
River Clywedog | ||
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Principal area Wrexham County Borough | | |
Nearest city | Wrexham | |
Physical characteristics | ||
Source | ||
• location | near Gwynfryn, Wrexham County Borough | |
• coordinates | 53°3′46.078″N 3°6′20.527″W / 53.06279944°N 3.10570194°W | |
• elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) | |
Mouth | ||
• location | confluence with River Dee, near Sutton, Isycoed, Wrexham County Borough | |
• coordinates | 53°1′10.985″N 2°52′56.905″W / 53.01971806°N 2.88247361°W | |
• elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | |
Basin features | ||
Tributaries | ||
• left | Gwenfro |
The River Clywedog is a river in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its uses have been watering crops, powering industrial machinery but is now used as walking trails or geography trips. The river originates to the west of Wrexham, and joins the River Dee some four miles south east of the city.
Course of the river
The river Clywedog rises in the hills west of the village of Minera. After flowing through Minera it turns south-east, past Coedpoeth, Bersham and Rhostyllen and through the Erddig Country Park, then east, passing slightly to the south of Wrexham. There is a path along the entire river bank from Minera to Wrexham. After passing the Wrexham industrial estate, the river joins the River Dee near the English/Welsh border.
History
During the 18th and early 19th centuries there were 17
The population grew dramatically as the
Today the Clywedog has returned to nature and is a place for wildlife, relaxation and walking. Several of the old buildings and surrounding land are now museums, visitor centres and riverside country parks:
There is now a 7-mile (11 km) trail along the river through a number of the old industrial sites. Known as the