Aberoer
Aberoer or Aber-oer[1] (Welsh: [abɛɾˈoːɨ̯r]) is a small, scattered settlement in Wrexham County Borough, Wales; prior to 1974 it was in Denbighshire. It is part of the community area of Esclusham, and is situated on the rural slopes of Esclusham Mountain above Rhostyllen. The placename can be translated from the Welsh language as "[the] cold stream".
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.jpg.webp) The Aberoer Institute, a village hall. | |
  Aberoer Location within Wrexham | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 2851 4900 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Dialling code | 01978 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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There was once a small colliery at Aberoer, working some of the lowest coals in the Middle Coal Measures, though few records remain of it.[2]
References
- Aber-oer, Wrexham, Ordnance Survey
- Wedd and Smith, The geology of the country around Wrexham, 1928, p.52
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