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Hanmer is a village close to the Welsh - English border in Wrexham county in North East Wales. It is part of that little piece of Wales that projects into North West England known as the Maelor. The maelor is split into two parts, the part west of the River Dee is Maelor Gymraeg (Welsh Maelor) and the part east of the River Dee, in which sits Hanmer, is Maelor Saesneg (English Maelor).

Visitors to the historic village of Hanmer, that gave its name to one of the great aristocratic families of the Borderlands, can enjoy the beautiful mere, which with the lakes of Ellesmere dominate the north Shropshire / maelor landscape. |St Chad's Church, overlooking the mere, is not as ancient as it looks. In February 1889 the church was completely gutted by fire but was quickly rebuilt, although the chancel was not finally restored until 1936. Only the exterior walls were left standing and even these have been refaced inside the church. It is said that Owain Glyndwr, the leader of the 14th Century rebellion, married Margaret daughter of Sir Richard Hamner in the old church that once stood on the site of St Chad's. more information about Hanmer