Minera

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Minera (Welsh: Mwynglawdd) is a small village in the county borough of Wrexham in north-east Wales. It borders Coedpoeth to the east and Bwlchgwyn to the west.

Minera had always been an agricultural community, surrounded by farms, but lead mining had always gone on at Minera since the Middle Ages. During the industrial revolution, Minera transformed from a small hamlet into a large village. The village was surrounded by raw material industries such as Minera Leadmines and Minera Limeworks. The coming of the railways to Minera brought more prosperity, and brought benefits such as mail and newspapers. The Wrexham and Minera Branch served the village.

Minera's first chapel was built in 1804, on the site of the present chapel. It was named Minera Chapel until 1859, when it was renamed Pen y Bryn Chapel. The Vicarage doubled as Vicarage Halt, a small passenger and parcels station with platform, only one hundred metres from Coedpoeth station, however, the passenger service stopped in 1923.

In the post-war era, the village expanded rapidly, thanks to council housing estates being built. The village expanded to border the village of Coedpoeth. Minera has the Five Crosses industrial estate, which houses many companies, such as Minera Roof Trusses and the Village Bakery.