Rossett
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| Village | |
 16th-century mill in Rossett | |
  Rossett Location withinWrexham | |
| Population | 3,231 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ368573 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL12 |
| Dialling code | 01978 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
53°06′32″N2°56′42″W / 53.109°N 2.945°W /53.109; -2.945  Show map of the community Show map of the electoral ward | |
Rossett (Welsh:Yr Orsedd orYr Orsedd Goch) is a village,community andelectoral ward inWrexham County Borough,Wales. Rossett is served by theA483 road.
At the time of the2001 census, Rossett community (including Rossett itself and the villages ofBurton, Burton Green, Trevalyn and Lavister) had a total population of 3,336 people,[1] falling to 3,231 in the2011 census.[2]
Rossett is geographically located near to the Welsh and English border cities ofWrexham (6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) distant) andChester (7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) away). The village sits close to theWales–England border and is built on the banks of theRiver Alyn which is a tributary of theRiver Dee1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) downstream.
Rossett's neighbouring villages are Marford, Burton andHolt andPulford in England.
Christ Church, completed in 1892 replacing an earlier church on the same site, is ofGothic Revival design.[3] The village's war memorial is sited in its churchyard. Other places of worship include the Old Church, the Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King, a Baptist Church and aPresbyterian Chapel.
Trevalyn Hall is aGrade II* listedElizabethanmanor house built in 1576. The house and its grounds were owned by the Trevor family for several generations. During the 1980s the building was converted into apartments.[4]
Rossett Mill is a Grade II* listedwatermill built in 1588. Oftimber-framed construction on a stone base, the mill was extended in 1661 and during the 1820s. The mill is occasionally opened to the public for visiting. The landscape artistJ. M. W. Turner sketched the building in 1795.[5]
Marford Mill, opposite Rossett Mill, was first built around 1086 and is mentioned in theDomesday Book. Until the building of Rossett Mill it was the only mill in the area. Marford Mill has an unusual double wheel. The Mill has been the home, since the 1980s, to theBritish Association for Shooting and Conservation, the UK's largest shooting association.[6]
Cook's Bridge crosses the River Alyn and is Grade II listed. It is a single-span stone bridge constructed in the early nineteenth century.[7]
A sacred well, St. Peter's well, rises 450 yards from the site of an old chapel which was demolished in the 17th century. The well had a reputation for the cure of sore eyes and sprained limbs.[8]
In 2020, the remains of aRoman villa were found under a field in the village.[9]
Russ Abbot (b 1947) lived in Rossett.[10]
