Llay
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 The Miners' Welfare Institute, the largest such building in the country at completion in 1931 | |
  Llay Location within Wrexham | |
| Population | 4,814 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ334561 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL12 |
| Dialling code | 01978 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llay (Welsh: Llai; meaning meadow; ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales.
It borders several other villages including Gwersyllt and Gresford. At the 2001 Census, the total population of the community of Llay, including Llay village, was 4,905,[2] reducing to 4,814 at the 2011 Census.
Prior to the 1960s, Llay was a coal mining village. Llay Main Colliery, at one time the largest colliery in Wales and after 1952 the deepest pit in the UK, was a major employer for the area before its coal reserves were exhausted in 1966.[3]
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Census: Llay (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ Llay Main Colliery, BBC North East Wales