# Bronington

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{{Short description|Village and community in Wrexham, Wales}}
{{About|the village|the ship|HMS Bronington (M1115)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Wales
| static_image_name = Bronington Church.jpg
| static_image_caption = Holy Trinity Church
| coordinates = {{coord|52.950|-2.769|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Bronington
| population = 1,242
| population_ref = ([2011 Census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011))
| community_wales = Bronington
| unitary_wales = [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham_(county_borough))
| lieutenancy_wales = [Clwyd](/source/Clwyd)
| constituency_westminster = [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [Clwyd South](/source/Clwyd_South_(Senedd_constituency))
| post_town = WHITCHURCH
| postcode_district = SY13
| postcode_area = SY
| dial_code = 01948
| os_grid_reference = SJ484395
| module= 240px<br />Map of the community
}}

'''Bronington''' is a village and [community](/source/Community_(Wales)) in [Wrexham County Borough](/source/Wrexham_County_Borough), [Wales](/source/Wales), forming a large part of the [Maelor Saesneg](/source/Maelor_Saesneg). Within the boundaries of the [historic county](/source/Historic_counties_of_Wales) of [Flintshire](/source/Flintshire), the community has an area of 3,482 [hectare](/source/hectare)s and a population of 1,228 ([2001 Census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001)),<ref name=2001census>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801009&c=bronington&d=16&e=15&g=414841&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1224435954976&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=2001 Census: Bronington|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=19 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526015837/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801009&c=bronington&d=16&e=15&g=414841&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1224435954976&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|archive-date=26 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> increasing to 1,242 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121280&c=Bronington&d=16&e=62&g=6490512&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1447775688909&enc=1|title= community population 2011|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>

The village church, Holy Trinity, was converted from a former brick [tithe barn](/source/tithe_barn) in 1836.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/leisure_tourism/open_church_network/holy_trinity.htm|title=Holy Trinity Church|work=Wrexham County Borough Council|accessdate=2 June 2008|archive-date=26 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526203541/http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/leisure_tourism/open_church_network/holy_trinity.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> To the north-east of the village is [Iscoyd Park](/source/Iscoyd_Park), a [stately home](/source/stately_home) with surrounding parkland built around 1740 and enlarged in the 19th century. South of the village is [Fenn's Moss](/source/Fenn's%2C_Whixall_and_Bettisfield_Mosses_NNR), an area of [peat bog](/source/peat_bog) stretching over into [Shropshire](/source/Shropshire), which was declared a [national nature reserve](/source/national_nature_reserve_(United_Kingdom)) in 1996 because of its importance for wildlife.

==Governance==
An [electoral ward](/source/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom) in the same name exists. This ward stretches north-west to [Bangor-on-Dee](/source/Bangor-on-Dee) with a total population at the 2011 Census of 3,179.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/bronington-w05000239#sthash.eketXtLs.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>

The community itself is made up of three wards: Bronington, [Iscoyd](/source/Iscoyd) and [Tybroughton](/source/Tybroughton).

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna & Lynch, Peredur I. (2008) ''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales'', University of Wales Press, Cardiff.

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bronington}}
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3548990 photos of Bronington and surrounding area on geograph]

{{Wrexham}}

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Category:Villages in Wrexham County Borough
Category:Communities in Wrexham County Borough

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