| Gwynfryn | |
|---|---|
 Part of the village of Gwynfryn, viewed across a former limestone quarry | |
  Gwynfryn Location withinWrexham | |
| OS grid reference | SJ259526 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL11 |
| Dialling code | 01978 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| 53°03′58″N3°06′22″W / 53.066°N 3.106°W /53.066; -3.106 | |
Gwynfryn is a hill-top village in thecommunity ofMinera inWrexham County Borough, Wales. Its name, originally that of the village chapel, is formed from theWelsh wordsbryn, "hill", andgwyn, "white": "white hill". At the time of the 2001 census, its population combined with that of the neighbouring, larger village ofBwlchgwyn was 1,148.[1]
Like the neighbouring villages of Minera and Bwlchgwyn, Gwynfryn is associated with the development of lead mines and limestone quarries in the vicinity. It is situated at the head of theClywedog Valley in a hillylimestone area.[2] The area was originally known as Plas-Gwyn ("white hall") Mountain, its name on the 1879 and 1900Ordnance Surveys ofDenbighshire, or as Pentre-Bais ("petticoat village"). According to a local story the latter name was changed to Gwynfryn by the disapproving village postmaster (or schoolmaster, in some versions).[3][4]
There was aWesleyan Methodist chapel in Gwynfryn, which in 1905 had a congregation of 194.[5] There was also a smallChurch in Wales chapel, St David's, which as of 2010 has been closed.
The musician, composer andEisteddfod adjudicator Thomas Carrington (1881–1961) was born in Gwynfryn.[6]
