Minera
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![The Meadow Shaft of the Minera Lead Mines, near the hamlet of New Brighton. The buildings have been restored as a visitor centre](/Images/godic/202501/27/Minera_Lead_Mines_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3109654120.jpg")
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Minera (Welsh:Y Mwynglawdd) is a small village, and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.
The community, which in addition to Minera village includes a number of smaller hamlets such as Gwynfryn and New Brighton and large areas of farmland, had a total population of 1,608 at the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 1,617 at the 2011 Census.