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Most of the diocese is rural, interspersed with small market towns and village communities, but there are more populous areas along the coast and in the large conurbation of [[Wrexham]], the principal town. | Most of the diocese is rural, interspersed with small market towns and village communities, but there are more populous areas along the coast and in the large conurbation of [[Wrexham]], the principal town. | ||
Traditionally, the Diocese of St Asaph contained many parishes which today form part of [[England Genealogy|England]]. However, following the disestablishment of the Anglican church in Wales in 1920, the [[Shropshire Genealogy|Shropshire]] parishes of [[Criftins, Shropshire|Criftins]], [[Hengoed, Shropshire|Hengoed]], [[Kinnerley, Shropshire|Kinnerley]], [[Knockin, Shropshire|Knockin]], [[Llanyblodwel, Shropshire|Llanyblodwell]], [[Llanymynech, Shropshire|Llanymynech]], [[Melverley, Shropshire|Melverley]], [[Morton, Shropshire|Morton]], [[Oswestry, Shropshire|Oswestry]], [[St. Martin's, Shropshire|St Martins]], [[Selattyn, Shropshire|Selattyn]], [[Trefonen, Shropshire|Trefonen]], [[Weston Rhyn, Shropshire|Weston Rhyn]] and [[Whittington, Shropshire|Whittington]] were transferred from the Diocese of St Asaph to the English '''Diocese of Lichfield'''. | Traditionally, the Diocese of St Asaph contained many parishes which today form part of [[England Genealogy|England]]. However, following the disestablishment of the Anglican church in Wales in 1920, the [[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] parishes of [[Criftins, Shropshire|Criftins]], [[Hengoed, Shropshire|Hengoed]], [[Kinnerley, Shropshire|Kinnerley]], [[Knockin, Shropshire|Knockin]], [[Llanyblodwel, Shropshire|Llanyblodwell]], [[Llanymynech, Shropshire|Llanymynech]], [[Melverley, Shropshire|Melverley]], [[Morton, Shropshire|Morton]], [[Oswestry, Shropshire|Oswestry]], [[St. Martin's, Shropshire|St Martins]], [[Selattyn, Shropshire|Selattyn]], [[Trefonen, Shropshire|Trefonen]], [[Weston Rhyn, Shropshire|Weston Rhyn]] and [[Whittington, Shropshire|Whittington]] were transferred from the Diocese of St Asaph to the English '''Diocese of Lichfield'''. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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