Cefn Meiriadog

Cefn Meiriadog

Fields in the Elwy Valley above Cefn Meiriadog
Cefn Meiriadog
 Cefn Meiriadog shown within Denbighshire
Population 382 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ007725
    Cardiff 122.3 mi (196.8 km)  
    London 185.6 mi (298.7 km)  
CommunityCefn Meiriadog
Principal areaDenbighshire
Ceremonial countyClwyd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town TREFNANT
Postcode district LL17
Dialling code 01745
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentVale of Clwyd
Welsh AssemblyVale of Clwyd
List of places
UK
Wales
Denbighshire

Coordinates: 53°14′24″N 3°29′17″W / 53.240°N 3.488°W / 53.240; -3.488

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.

Wigfair, near the village of Cefn Meiriadog

"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.

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