| Cefn Meiriadog | |
|---|---|
 Fields in the Elwy Valley above Cefn Meiriadog | |
  Cefn Meiriadog Location within Denbighshire | |
| Population | 389 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ007725 |
| • Cardiff | 122.3 mi (196.8 km) |
| • London | 185.6 mi (298.7 km) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST. ASAPH |
| Postcode district | LL17 |
| Post town | ABERGELE |
| Postcode district | LL22 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Cefn Meiriadog (sometimes Cefnmeriadog) is a rural community in Denbighshire, Wales, just south-west of the city of St Asaph.[2] The boundary of the community on three sides is the river Elwy, which here forms the county boundary with Conwy County Borough. Arguably the largest settlement in the community is the hamlet of Bontnewydd. Also in the community are the hamlets of Groesffordd Marli where Ysgol Cefn Meiriadog is situated, and Cefn.
The community is named for a small ridge of the same name (cefn in Welsh means "ridge"). It is said that the place was named for St Meiriadog, a 4th or 5th century Breton 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] The site is known as Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site.
There is a local spring, Ffynnon Fair ("St Mary's spring"), and it was once believed to have healing properties. The poet Siôn Tudur (1522 – 1602) lived at Plas Wigfair (GR028712) nearby.
- ^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- ^ Cefn Meiriadog Historic Society; accessed 16 April 2014.
- ^ National Museum of Wales Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 16 April 2014