| Isycoed | |
|---|---|
| Village andcommunity | |
 St. Paul's Church at Isycoed | |
  Isycoed Location withinWrexham | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
53°02′45″N2°53′33″W / 53.04573°N 2.8924°W /53.04573; -2.8924  Map of the community | |
Isycoed (Welsh:Is-y-coed[1]) is a village andcommunity inWrexham County Borough,Wales. It lies around 5 miles to the east ofWrexham, close to theRiver Dee on theborder withEngland.[2][3][4]
There is a primary school in Bowling Bank, and a late-Georgian church, dedicated toSt. Paul, in Isycoed village,[5] which was designated as aGrade II listed building on 20 June 1996.
It was the location of the2025 Wrexham National Eisteddfod.[6]
The area was traditionally considered part of the parish ofHolt, but was made a separate parish in 1827, incorporating thetownships of Cacca Dutton, Dutton Diffaeth, Dutton y Bran, Ridley, and Sutton.[5] Thecivil parish, established in 1935, was replaced by the Community of Isycoed under theLocal Government Act 1972.[7]
The community today contains the village of the same name, and the hamlets of Bowling Bank, and Ridleywood; part of theWrexham Industrial Estate occupies the western side of the community area. At the time of the 2001 census, the population was 348,[8] increasing to 388 at the 2011 Census.[9]
The first church on this site was built in 1718 and it was replaced by another building in 1742. The present church was built in 1829 and is dedicated to St Paul. It is built of brown brick with light headers to give a chequer-board effect. The side door and the adjacent windows have been blocked up. The medium-height tower is at the west end, the top stage is octagonal with a leaded roof and it is surmounted by aweather vane. The church was designated as aGrade II listed building on 20 June 1996, assessed as being "a good example of an earlier C19 church".[10]
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