Weston Rhyn

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Weston Rhyn is a large village and parish in Shropshire, England.

It is in between the towns of Chirk, in Wales, and Oswestry, in England. The village has three churches (Anglican, Evangelical, and Welsh Presbyterian), three pubs, a post office, chip shop, village hall, primary school and general store. Weston Rhyn is situated next to the Quinta Christian Centre, which is home to the missionary organisation Operation Mobilisation.

Weston Rhyn is recorded as Westune in the Doomsday book. “Tun” or “ton” means a settlement or hamlet, “ rhyn” means a hill or mount. Originally the townships of Weston Rhyn and Bronygarth were in the Parish of St. Martins. In 1870 they were formed into a separate ecclesiastical district known as “the Lodge” ( the inn still bears it’s name), and then in 1898 into the civil parish of Weston Rhyn.