Cefnmeiriadog
Cefn Meiriadog | |
Denbighshire | |
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Fields in the Elwy Valley above Cefn Meiriadog | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SJ07SW15 |
Location: | 53°14’24"N, 3°29’17"W |
Data | |
Population: | 382 (2001) |
Post town: | St Asaph |
Postcode: | LL17 |
Dialling code: | 01745 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Denbighshire |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Vale of Clwyd |
Cefn Meiriadog (sometimes Cefnmeriadog) is a village and parish in Denbighshire, just south of the City of St Asaph, Flintshire.[1] The boundary of the village on three sides is the river Elwy.
"Cefn" in the Welsh language 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.[2]
References
- ↑ Cefn Meiriadog Historic Society; accessed 16 April 2014.
- ↑ National Museum of Wales; accessed 16 April 2014