[1] The village was previously called Bryn-y-Castell ("Hill of the Castle" in English) after the Norman motte castle adjacent to the Preeshenlle United Reformed Church, the eastern edge of the site being cut into when the church was built.

[5] The mines were filled in by hand during the Second World War by displaced persons and prisoners of war, who were housed in a camp which is now called Bank Top Industrial Estate in the nearby village of St Martins.

The Foundation Stone for All Saints Church was laid in 1926 and the memorial to this event can be found on the east end of the building.

[6] The church was extended variously throughout its history including the extension of the West End, the addition of a second vestry (to the rear) and a bell tower.

It re-opened in 1981 with a newly commissioned stained glass window to the East End, a donated window depicting the nativity in the West End, and various pieces of furniture donated from churches elsewhere.

[7] Derwen College, which provides residential further education for students with learning difficulties and disabilities, lies in the village.

The village has regular bus links with Oswestry, St Martins, Ellesmere and Wrexham.