Borras Park

{{short description|Suburb and electoral ward in Wrexham, Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|Jeffreys Road, Borras Park thumb|Borras Park Church, Jeffreys Road, Wrexham, Wales [[File:2022 Wales Wrexham Ward Borras Park map.svg|thumb|Location of the Borras Park electoral ward in Wrexham County Borough, Wales]]

'''Borras Park''' ({{langx|cy|Parc Borras}}) is a suburb and electoral ward in the community of Acton, Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name is derived from the nearby hamlet of Borras.

At the time of the 2001 Census, the population was 2,517 in 1,065 household,<ref>Office of National Statistics [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |date=11 February 2003 }} Retrieved January 2011)</ref> reducing to a population of 2,359 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13696415&c=Borras+Park&d=14&e=62&g=6490499&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1447775328003&enc=1|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=17 November 2015|archive-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119170756/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13696415&c=Borras+Park&d=14&e=62&g=6490499&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1447775328003&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Religion== At the time of the 2011 Census, it was reported as being the ward with the highest proportion in Wales of people describing themselves as Christian (76.1%).<ref>BBC Wales News [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-21266156] retrieved January 2016</ref> The ward itself contains one church, namely Borras Park Evangelical Church,<ref>Church website [http://www.borrasparkchurch.org.uk] retrieved 2 January 2016</ref> with two others, namely St. John's Church of Wales and Rhosnesni Methodist church, within a few hundred yards of the ward boundary.

==Schools== * Barker's Lane Primary School * Borras Park Primary School <ref group = "Note" name="n1">The schools are not actually in Borras Park, but serve the area.</ref> * Ysgol Llan-y-pwll

==Sport== There are two football teams based in Borras Park, Borras Park Albion F.C., founded in 1980, who play in the Wrexham and District Youth League and the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area),<ref>Borras Park Albion website [http://www.borrasparkalbion.co.uk/] (Retrieved January 2011)</ref><ref name="wdyfl">The Wrexham & District Youth Football League website {{cite web|url=http://www.wdyfl.co.uk/clubdirectory/A.htm |title=Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting & Domain Names from Heart Internet |accessdate=2011-01-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727124452/http://www.wdyfl.co.uk/clubdirectory/A.htm |archivedate=2012-07-27 }}(Retrieved January 2011)</ref> and Borras Park Rangers, founded in 2002, who play in the Wrexham and District Youth League.<ref name="wdyfl"/><ref>Borras Park Rangers website {{cite web|url=http://www.borrasparkrangers.com/ |title=Borras Park Rangers |accessdate=2011-01-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207142443/http://borrasparkrangers.com/ |archivedate=2011-02-07 }} (Retrieved January 2011)</ref>

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Category:Areas of Wrexham Category:Wards of Wrexham County Borough