Rev Dr Jason Bray, who arrived at St Giles Church, Wrexham earlier this year as its new vicar, read Alfred Palmer's The History of the Parish Church of Wrexham and decided to see if he could find some of the items Palmer mentioned as belonging to the church. He was looking through some dusty cupboards when he found the 1611 Bible, one of just 200 known still to be in existence.

He sent it to the National Library of Wales which confirmed its authenticity.

Dr Bray said: "It has seen better days but most of it is in remarkably good condition. Most churches had them but the fact ours is a first edition and it's been kept here all that time, it's really exciting." ...