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The Charter of Incorporation for the Borough of Wrexham

Wrexham received its Charter of Incorporation in September 1857. A reproduction of the first page of the charter was unveiled in the Guildhall by the Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd on September 26th 2007.

The Charter of Incorporation

The Charter is available to download in the following format:

The Charter of Incorporation - PDF format 642Kb

The Seal

The seal is available to download in the following format:

The Seal - PDF format 1.9Mb

Print off your own version of the Borough Charter

The Borough Charter (2007) is available to download in the following format:

The Borough Charter (2007) - PDF format 2.4Mb

You can find out more about this important historic document in a booklet specially produced to mark the 150th anniversary of the Incorporation of the Borough of Wrexham.

Incorporation of the Borough of Wrexham Booklet

The document is available to download in the following format:

Incorporation of the Borough of Wrexham Booklet - PDF format 2.9Mb

Find out more about how the museum is looking after the Borough Charter

The document is available to download in the following format:

How the museum is looking after the Borough Charter - PDF format 162Kb

Read an edited transcript of the charter text

The document is available to download in the following format:

The Charter of Incorporation - Word format 26Kb

The Charter of Incorporation - PDF format 39Kb

The Charter of Incorporation - Plain Text format 15Kb

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