Erddig has a very special place in the hearts
of so many people.
Hundreds of
thousands of people each year find renewal and peace in Erddig’s great park: open every day, free of
charge. 100,000 others pay to visit the house and walled garden. These are jewels of Welsh heritage
– an 18th-century country house restored to life for generations of visitors.
It has so much to offer everyone, from toddler to senior citizen, and has pioneered
all kinds of community conservation and learning initiatives. Millions have already been invested in
Erddig by the National Trust. But we need a £10 million fund to safeguard its future. Our generation
must make sure that hundreds of years from now, Erddig can still work its magic on our descendants.
To generate these vital funds to protect Erddig the National Trust is going to build
much needed housing on a piece of land on the edge of the village of Rhostyllen. The land is well related
to the village. It is also away from the main house, garden and park that we are protecting for ever,
for everyone.
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The facts
- Rhostyllen is a village with over 2,000 residents, close to Wrexham . It
has a range of local services and good public transport links to the town
- Less than 2 per cent of Erddig’s 1,270 acres is involved in this new housing project
- It lies outside the historically important estate, between a busy road and a railway line
- 220 top-quality homes will be built in different local styles
- A quarter will be affordable homes for local people
- This will help Wrexham Council meet a crucial need for 5,600 new homes
- The council identified the site for development in the 1990s and gave detailed planning
consent in December 2008
- It includes a community hall, green spaces, shops, tea-room, new school facilities, play
areas and a riverside nature park
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Erddig
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