Chirk

Summary

Chirk is a town^[1]. Chirk ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chirk is located in Wrexham County Borough^[3].
• Chirk is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Chirk's image is recorded as Church Street, Chirk - geograph.org.uk - 589980.jpg^[5].
• Chirk's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Chirk's instance of is recorded as community^[7].
• Chirk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151296392^[8].
• Chirk's locator map image is recorded as Wales Wrexham Community Chirk map.svg^[9].
• Chirk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82134245^[10].
• Chirk's postal code is recorded as LL14^[11].
• Chirk's Commons category is recorded as Chirk^[12].
• Chirk's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11290985^[13].
• Chirk's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9309 (cym)-Jason.nlw-Y Waun.wav^[14].
• Chirk's local dialing code is recorded as 01691^[15].
• Chirk's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ295375^[16].
• Chirk's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.930261111111, 'lon': -3.05025}^[17].
• Chirk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x_41^[18].
• Chirk's authority is recorded as Chirk Town Council^[19].
• Chirk's GSS code is recorded as W04000222^[20].
• Chirk's official website is recorded as http://www.chirk.info/^[21].
• Chirk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chirk^[22].
• Chirk's page banner is recorded as WV banner Chirk.jpg^[23].
• Chirk's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Wales/Wrexham_County_Borough/Chirk/^[24].
• Chirk's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4468'}^[25].
• Chirk's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4396'}^[26].
• Chirk's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4375'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Chirk is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Chirk is located in Wrexham County Borough^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chirk's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1908.78'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4468'}^[25], {'amount': '+4396'}^[26], and {'amount': '+4375'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6] and community^[7]. Chirk's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chirk include Chirk railway station^[30], a railway station^[31], in United Kingdom^[32].

Why It Matters

Chirk ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).^[2] Chirk has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Chirk is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Chirk include Chirk railway station^[30], a railway station^[31], in United Kingdom^[32].