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It contains the archdeaconries of '''St Asaph''', '''Montgomery''' and '''Wrexham''' | It contains the archdeaconries of '''St Asaph''', '''Montgomery''' and '''Wrexham''' | ||
The diocese stretches from the borders of [[Cheshire]] in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and Newtown in the south-east. The population is in excess of half a million people. | The diocese stretches from the borders of [[Cheshire Genealogy|Cheshire]] in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and Newtown in the south-east. The population is in excess of half a million people. | ||
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. | ||