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River Gwenfro : ウィキペディア英語版 | River Gwenfro
The River Gwenfro ((ウェールズ語:Afon Gwenfro)) is a small river in Wrexham County Borough, north Wales. It is a tributary of the Clywedog.〔''Rand McNally encyclopedia of world rivers'', 1980, p.167〕 The name Gwenfro is possibly derived from the Welsh language words ''gwen'' (feminine of ''gwyn''), "white", and ''bro'', "border", "boundary".〔Davis, E. ''Flintshire place-names'', University of Wales Press, 1959, p.79〕 (However ''bro'' here means "vale", and ''gwen'' is likely to mean "holy", thus "holy vale".) The river rises at a number of small springs south and east of the village of Bwlchgwyn, including a place called ''Ffynnon y Ceirw'' ("spring of the stags"). It flows eastwards for several miles through a rather deep valley, and is joined by several other streams; it then passes through Wrexham town centre, where it is largely culverted, and joins the Clywedog at King's Mills. The Gwenfro was formerly an important water source for Wrexham industry and has been affected by pollution in the past. Although still periodically affected – an incident in 2006 led to a fine for Welsh Water – fish including brown trout and roach are now present.〔(Water firm pollution killed fish ), BBC news, 28-07-07〕 ==References==
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