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Wrexham

British  
/ ˈrɛksəm /

noun

  1. a town in N Wales, in Wrexham county borough: seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric of Wales (except the former Glamorganshire); formerly noted for coal-mining. Pop: 42 576 (2001)

  2. a county borough in NE Wales, created in 1996 from part of Clwyd. Pop: 129 700 (2003 est). Area: 500 sq km (193 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After the first season of the docuseries was released in September 2022, Google searches for Wrexham jumped about 30%, a University of Michigan study found.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

By 2022, Wrexham had the third-lowest employment rate in Wales.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Under Rosenior, they lost twice against Premier League opposition using the system and only narrowly overcame Wrexham in the FA Cup.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Apollo Sports Capital also has sports investments in Spanish football club Atlético Madrid and Welsh football club Wrexham AFC, the latter owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Denbigh and Wrexham boroughs have separate commissions of the peace, but no separate quarter-session courts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

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