Retirement Properties Spotlight in Wrexham

Wrexham is an old market town about 11 miles south of Chester and has a church with a five-tiered tower topped by a steeple and one of the 'Seven Wonders of Wales'. Its name is thought to derive from 'water meadow of Wryhtel'. For much of the middle ages Wrexham remained a small country town and in the 18th century was known for its leather industry. It then grew to further prosperity in the 19th century through brewing, steel and coal. Subsequently many of the these old industries have disappeared but today the town is successful again with new manufacturing and technology industries and improved communications.