Rhosymedre
Encyclopedia
Rhosymedre is a village near Ruabon
in north east Wales. The village is within the community
of Cefn
and the county borough
of Wrexham
.
The Anglican
church, which was consecrated in 1837, is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and is part of the Diocese of St Asaph
. Former vicars include John David Edwards
(vicar 1843-1885), whose most famous hymn tune composition is Rhosymedre
.
Rhosymedre Halt railway station
served the village from 1906 to 1959.
Ruabon
Ruabon is a village and community in the county borough of Wrexham in Wales.More than 80% of the population of 2,400 were born in Wales with 13.6% speaking Welsh....
in north east Wales. The village is within the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Cefn
Cefn (community)
Cefn is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales....
and the county borough
County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
of Wrexham
Wrexham (county borough)
Wrexham is a county borough centred on the town of Wrexham in north-east Wales. The county borough has a population of 130,200 inhabitants. Just under half of the population live either within the town of Wrexham or its surrounding conurbation of urban villages. The remainder living to the south...
.
The Anglican
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...
church, which was consecrated in 1837, is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and is part of the Diocese of St Asaph
Diocese of St Asaph
The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.-Geography:The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and...
. Former vicars include John David Edwards
John David Edwards
John David Edwards was a Welsh cleric and hymn-tune composer.-Life:Edwards was born in Penderlwyngoch, Gwnnws, in Ceredigion in Wales. After education at Ystrad Meurig school, he attended Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1825 and obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1830...
(vicar 1843-1885), whose most famous hymn tune composition is Rhosymedre
Rhosymedre (hymn tune)
Rhosymedre is the name of a hymn tune written by the 19th-century Welsh Anglican priest John David Edwards. Edwards named the tune after the village of Rhosymedre near Ruabon in north-east Wales, where he was the vicar from 1843 until his death in 1885. The hymn tune is seven lines long, with a...
.
Rhosymedre Halt railway station
Rhosymedre Halt railway station
Rhosymedre Halt was a minor railway station on the Great Western Railway's London to Birkenhead main line serving the mining village of Rhosymedre near Cefn Mawr in Wales. Although the station is gone the railway is still open today as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line...
served the village from 1906 to 1959.