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'''Ceulanamaesmawr''' is a parish in [[Cardiganshire]] to the north-east of [[Aberystwyth]]. The main settlement is the village of [[Tal-y-bont]]. The parish is bounded by [[Llangynfelyn]] and [[Ysgubor-y-coed]] to the north, [[Cadfarch]] in [[Montgomeryshire]] to the east, [[Blaenrheidol]] to the south-east, [[Trefeurig]] to the south and [[Tirymynach]] and [[Geneu'r Glyn]] to the west. | '''Ceulanamaesmawr''' is a parish in [[Cardiganshire]] to the north-east of [[Aberystwyth]]. The main settlement is the village of [[Tal-y-bont]]. The parish is bounded by [[Llangynfelyn]] and [[Ysgubor-y-coed]] to the north, [[Cadfarch]] in [[Montgomeryshire]] to the east, [[Blaenrheidol]] to the south-east, [[Trefeurig]] to the south and [[Tirymynach]] and [[Geneu'r Glyn]] to the west. It had a population of 983 according to the 2001 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11121758&c=Ceulanamaesmawr&d=16&e=15&g=6491410&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1415789746100&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=Parish Headcounts: Ceulanamaesmawr (Parish)|publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref> | ||
The name of the parish is dervied from that of the two rivers Ceulan and Maesmawr, both tributaries of the [[Eleri]], the river that flows through Ceulanamaesmawr. | The name of the parish is dervied from that of the two rivers Ceulan and Maesmawr, both tributaries of the [[Eleri]], the river that flows through Ceulanamaesmawr. | ||
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The village grew to be a thriving industrial centre during the middle of the nineteenth century when woollen mills were established on the banks of the Ceulan and Eleri rivers and with the opening of numerous lead mines in the surrounding valleys and hills. | The village grew to be a thriving industrial centre during the middle of the nineteenth century when woollen mills were established on the banks of the Ceulan and Eleri rivers and with the opening of numerous lead mines in the surrounding valleys and hills. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 12 November 2014
Ceulanamaesmawr is a parish in Cardiganshire to the north-east of Aberystwyth. The main settlement is the village of Tal-y-bont. The parish is bounded by Llangynfelyn and Ysgubor-y-coed to the north, Cadfarch in Montgomeryshire to the east, Blaenrheidol to the south-east, Trefeurig to the south and Tirymynach and Geneu'r Glyn to the west. It had a population of 983 according to the 2001 census.[1]
The name of the parish is dervied from that of the two rivers Ceulan and Maesmawr, both tributaries of the Eleri, the river that flows through Ceulanamaesmawr.
The village grew to be a thriving industrial centre during the middle of the nineteenth century when woollen mills were established on the banks of the Ceulan and Eleri rivers and with the opening of numerous lead mines in the surrounding valleys and hills.
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