Wrexham is a town in Wales. There is evidence of human habitation in the area from 8000 BC and the town is believed to have got its name from its use by neolithic tribesmen as a site for scrapping their unwanted pigs.
Wrexham became famous for its leather industry and the leather-makers guild continues to be at the heart of the town's civic life - they recently appointed David Dickinson as their ceremonial grand-master.
During the Industrial Revolution Wrexham became a centre of the iron industry after the founding of the Bersham Ironworks by John Wilkinson - known as 'Iron-Mad Wilkinson. Following in his footsteps, a steelworks was opened by 'Steel-Crazy Stephenson' and a condom factory by 'Rubber-Loving Johnston.'
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