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Ysgol Y Waun is the main primary school for children in Chirk. It was formed in 2012, by the merger of Chirk
Infants School and Ceiriog Junior School. Ysgol Y Waun is a nursery, infant and junior school of mixed gender and lessons are taught through the medium of English. The school has about 335
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Chirk Railway Station. YouTube video with narration.
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Looking towards Chirk over the Aqueduct and Viaduct
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3342:Denbighshire
3114:Smooth Wales
3016:Croes Newydd
2983:Former lines
2941:Trevor Basin
2748:Ruabon Moors
2728:Craig Berwyn
2708:Berwyn range
2677:Chirk Castle
2554:Talbot Hotel
2509:Rossett Hall
2333:Cefn Viaduct
2256:Yale College
2081:New Brighton
2021:Island Green
1996:Glyn Ceiriog
1976:Froncysyllte
1896:Bowling Bank
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2855:Monk's Pool
2850:Llyn Bedydd
2845:Hanmer Mere
2738:Fenn's Moss
2682:Holt Castle
2569:Tudor Court
2549:The Midland
2514:Saith Seren
2453:Offa's Dyke
2438:Iscoyd Park
2413:Holt Bridge
2288:Abbotsfield
2221:Tybroughton
2046:Llwyneinion
2041:Llan-y-pwll
1966:Cross Lanes
1891:Borras Park
1881:Bettisfield
1672:Communities
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1168:Neil Thomas
1144:Stan Davies
1108:Hugh Morris
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896:Moel-y-Parc
884:ITV Central
703:on the old
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686:coal mining
636:Offa's Dyke
629:Powys Fadog
617:Brynkinallt
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422:Clwyd South
373:North Wales
361:North Wales
3361:Categories
3346:Flintshire
3294:Public art
2925:B5101 road
2804:Wych Brook
2601:Waterworld
2592:(proposed)
2584:Wat's Dyke
2574:Turf Hotel
2211:Tregeiriog
2206:Temple Row
2191:Summerhill
2171:Ridleywood
2166:Rhosymedre
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2131:Plas Madoc
1991:Grove Road
1971:Fairy Road
1745:Glyntraian
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1483:"Calon FM"
1461:UK Free TV
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1193:References
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1174:Mike Jones
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1153:John Hulme
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759:Modern day
732:Shrewsbury
705:mail coach
679:St Tysilio
646:including
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543:Shropshire
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461:52°55′48″N
219:Population
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3215:Grade II*
2920:A541 road
2915:A528 road
2910:A525 road
2905:A483 road
2888:Transport
2701:Geography
2687:The Rofft
2641:Wynn Hall
2388:The Gelli
2236:Whitewell
2156:Rhosrobin
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2141:Pontfadog
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3272:Archives
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