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 (Presbyterian Church of Wales, Quinta Independent Evangelical Church and St John's Church of England), 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.

The village is on the Chester to Shrewsbury railway line, but has no station. Nearest stations are Chirk and Gobowen. It lies to the west of the A5 trunk road.

It is surrounded by beautiful countryside with hills to the west with Offa's Dyke, and the River Ceiriog to the north. It has ready access to nearby shopping centres. Originally a mining village, the pits have long since closed. There is much new housing amidst the old with people working locally or commuting as far as Chester, Shrewsbury, Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester.

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.