Rossett ( or ) is a village,

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and

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. Rossett is served by the

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. At the time of the 2001 census, Rossett community (including Rossett itself and the villages of Burton, Burton Green, Trevalyn and Lavister) had a total population of 3,336 people, falling to 3,231 in the 2011 census.

Geography

Rossett is geographically located near to the Welsh and English border cities of

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( distant) and

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( away). The village sits close to the Wales–England border and is built on the banks of the

River Alyn The River Alyn () is a tributary of the River Dee in north-east Wales. It rises at the southern end of the Clwydian hills and the Alyn Valley forms part of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The main tow ...

which is a tributary of the River Dee downstream. Rossett's neighbouring villages are Marford, Burton and Holt and

Pulford Pulford is a village and former civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Poulton and Pulford, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the B5445 road, ...

in England.

Community

Christ Church, completed in 1892 replacing an earlier church on the same site, is of

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design. The village's war memorial is sited in its churchyard. Other places of worship include the Old Church, the Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King, a Baptist Church and a Presbyterian Chapel.

Landmarks

Trevalyn Hall is a

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manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

built in 1576. The house and its grounds were owned by the Trevor family for several generations. During the 1980s the building was converted into apartments. Rossett Mill is a Grade II* listed

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as mill (grinding), milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in ...

built in 1588. Of timber-framed construction on a stone base, the mill was extended in 1661 and during the 1820s. The mill is occasionally opened to the public for visiting. The landscape artist

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sketched the building in 1795. Marford Mill, opposite Rossett Mill, was first built around 1086 and is mentioned in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

. Until the building of Rossett Mill it was the only mill in the area. Marford Mill has an unusual double wheel. The Mill has been the home, since the 1980s, to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, the UK's largest shooting association. Cook's Bridge crosses the River Alyn and is Grade II listed. It is a single-span stone bridge constructed in the early nineteenth century. A sacred well, St. Peter's well, rises 450 yards from the site of an old chapel which was demolished in the 17th century. The well had a reputation for the cure of sore eyes and sprained limbs. In 2020, the remains of a

Roman villa A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions. Nevertheless, the term "Roman villa" generally covers buildings with the common ...

were found under a field in the village.

Notable people

Russ Abbot Russell Allan Abbot (born Russell Allan Roberts; 18 September 1947) is an English musician, actor and comedian. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black A ...

(b 1947) lived in Rossett.

References

External links

BBC Wales: Rossett

www.geograph.co.uk: photos of Rossett and surrounding area

Rossett Community Council
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