Bettisfield

Bettisfield (Welsh: Llys Bedydd; standardised: Bettisfield^[i]) is a village of about 150 dwellings in Wrexham County Borough, Wales and stands on the Wales-England border, and in the community of Maelor South. It lies south of the Llangollen Canal on the border with Shropshire, England within the historic English Maelor region which was formerly part of the historic county of Flintshire. The village lies close to Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses, an area of peat bog which was declared a national nature reserve in 1996 because of its importance for wildlife. The English market towns of Whitchurch, Ellesmere and Wem each lie about 6 miles distant to the northeast, west and southeast respectively.

Bettisfield Welsh: Llys Bedydd[i]
Bettisfield Church
Bettisfield Location within Wrexham
OS grid reference	SJ459351
Community	Maelor South
Principal area	Wrexham
Preserved county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITCHURCH
Postcode district	SY13
Dialling code	01948
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Clwyd South
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Clwyd South
List of places UK Wales Wrexham 52.913°N 2.805°W / 52.913; -2.805

It is described in the Domesday Book (1086) within the Cheshire Hundred of Dudeston, recording 28 households and a value to Lord Edwin in 1066 of £18 9s, reducing to £3 in 1086.^[2]

The village no longer has a shop, post office, pub, smithy or baker.^[3]

Politician and poet John Hanmer, 1st Baron Hanmer (1809-1881) is buried in Bettisfield churchyard.^[4]

Notes

1. Alternatively the English name may be used in Welsh, following the Welsh Language Commissioner's standardisation policy.^[1]