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New Broughton, Wrexham

Coordinates:53°03′14″N3°01′41″W/ 53.054°N 3.028°W/53.054; -3.028
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New Broughton
Gatewen Hall, New Broughton
New Broughton is located in Wrexham
New Broughton
New Broughton
Location withinWrexham
Population3,448 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ311512
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWREXHAM
Postcode districtLL11
Dialling code01978
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Wrexham
53°03′14″N3°01′41″W/ 53.054°N 3.028°W/53.054; -3.028

New Broughton(standardWelsh:New Broughton;[1]sometimesBrychdyn Newydd;Welsh pronunciation) is a former industrial village located inWrexham,NorthWales.The population is 3,173, according to the 2001 census,[2]increasing to 3,448 at the 2011 Census.[3]

It is part of the wider Broughton localgovernmentcommunity, and is situated between Southsea (to the North) and Caego (to the South). Still widely regarded a working-class area, in recent years, new housing estates have been built and attracted more middle-class families, who tend to live just outside the village, on the hill.

References

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  1. ^"Standardised Welsh Place names".welshlanguagecommissioner.wales.Retrieved29 March2023.
  2. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 September 2012.Retrieved15 July2012.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^"Ward population 2011".Retrieved19 November2015.