| Bryn Offa | |
|---|---|
 Photo of the Bryn Offa housing estate. | |
  Bryn Offa Location withinWrexham | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 32430 49864 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL13 |
| Dialling code | 01978 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| 53°02′29″N3°00′38″W / 53.04139°N 3.01056°W /53.04139; -3.01056 | |
Bryn Offa (Welsh for 'Offa's Hill') is a local-authorityhousing estate in the south-western suburbs of the city ofWrexham, inWrexham County Borough, north-eastWales in thecommunity of Offa, and is close to theWrexham Maelor Hospital.
The main route through Bryn Offa is theA525 road toRuthin Road. The estate is situated next toYsgol Clywedog (formerly known as Ysgol Bryn Offa, or Bryn Offa High School),[1] and theShrewsbury-Chester railway line.[2] The community of Offa is named after Bryn Offa.[3]
Originally the site was home to Bryn Offa Hall, which was built in the 1860s and was home toMayor of Wrexham, John Bernard Murless. The building was later sold various times, before ending up in the ownership of theRoyal Air Forces Association in 1956, to serve as their Wrexham clubhouse.[4]
The housing estate on the site was first built in the 1950s by Wrexham Borough Council. The first parts to be developed were along the southside of Ruthin Road, between the hall and Bryn Offa School. This first estate replaced a row of houses known as Bryn Offa Terrace, which were demolished as part of the Borough Clearance programme. The housing estate was later extended to Bersham Road in 1957, with the new road built namedCentenary Road, to mark Wrexham's 100th anniversary of being incorporated as a borough.[4]
Bryn Offa High School began its construction in 1959, and originally was to be namedEmyr Cyfeiliog School, after Alderman Emyr Williams. It opened in 1960 with 510 pupils from other local schools.[4]
