What is Wrexham?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Wrexham<br>{{small|[[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Wrecsam''}} | population = 61,603 | population_ref = (2011 census) | unitary_wales= [[Wrexham County Borough|Wrexham]] | lieutenancy_wales= [[Clwyd]] | region= Denbighshire |constituency_westminster= [[Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wrexham]] |post_town= WREXHAM |postcode_district = LL11, LL12, LL13, LL14 |postcode_area= LL |dial_code= 01978 |os_grid_reference= SJ335505 |london_distance= |static_image= Stgileswrexham.jpg |static_image_caption= St Giles' Church, Wrexham }} '''Wrexham''' ({{lang-cy|Wrecsam}}) is the largest city in north [[Wales]]. It is an administrative, commercial, retail and educational centre. Wrexham is between the Welsh mountains and the lower [[River Dee, Wales|Dee Valley]] along the border with [[England]]. Historically part of [[Denbighshire]], the then town became part of [[Clwyd]] in 1974. Since 1996 it has been the centre of the [[Wrexham County Borough]]. At the 2011 Census, Wrexham had a population of 61,603, the fourth largest urban area in Wales. It became a city in September 2022. The city has a professional [[association football|football]] club, [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham AFC]], who currently compete in the English football league system. The club gained major international publicity when it was purchased in 2021 by American actor [[Rob McElhenney]] and Canadian–American actor [[Ryan Reynolds]]. The pair's ownership of the team is the subject of the documentary TV programme ''[[Welcome to Wrexham]]''. It has two [[train station]]s, these are [[Wrexham General railway station|Wrexham General]] and [[Wrexham Central railway station|Wrexham Central]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Wrexham_FC.jpg|The [[Racecourse Ground]], home of [[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham FC]] File:Acton_Park_lake,_Wrexham.jpg|Acton Park lake File:WXM-SDSC0055.jpg|The 'Cup and Saucer' at Erddig Park </gallery> {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Wales]]