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| It contains the archdeaconries of '''St Asaph''', '''Montgomery''' and '''Wrexham''' | | It contains the archdeaconries of '''St Asaph''', '''Montgomery''' and '''Wrexham''' |
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| 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. | | The diocese stretches from the borders of [[Cheshire, England 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. |
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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. |