 The cartographer Samuel Lewis, in his "Topographical Dictionary of Wales" (1833), recorded that a large quantity of horse bones along with horse shoes "of rude workmanship" were found beneath the dyke near Brymbo Hall, but gave no other details.While there are few very old buildings in Brymbo, it contains several structures of interest in industrial archaeology, such as the original "No.1" blast furnace commissioned by John Wilkinson, and associated buildings.