Cefn Meiriadog
Cefn Meiriadog | |
Fields in the Elwy Valley above Cefn Meiriadog |
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Cefn Meiriadog |
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Population | 382 (2011)[1] |
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OS grid reference | SJ007725 |
– Cardiff | 122.3 mi (196.8 km) |
– London | 185.6 mi (298.7 km) |
Community | Cefn Meiriadog |
Principal area | Denbighshire |
Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TREFNANT |
Postcode district | LL17 |
Dialling code | 01745 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Vale of Clwyd |
Welsh Assembly | Vale of Clwyd |
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Coordinates: 53°14′24″N 3°29′17″W / 53.240°N 3.488°W
Cefn Meiriadog (sometimes Cefnmeriadog) is a village and a community in Denbighshire, Wales, just south of the City of St Asaph.[2] The boundary of the village on three sides is the river Elwy.
"Cefn" in Welsh means the side of a hill; St Meiriadog was a 5th Century saint. Cefn Caves are nearby, where human and early Neanderthal remains dating back 250,000 years have been discovered. Visitors to the site have included Charles Darwin, in 1831.[3]
In 2011 the population of Cefnmeiriadog was 382 with 30.4% able to speak Welsh.
References
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- ↑ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ Cefn Meiriadog Historic Society; accessed 16 April 2014.
- ↑ National Museum of Wales; accessed 16 April 2014
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