Cilgerran

Cilgerran
Parish Church of St Llawddog
Cilgerran is located in Pembrokeshire
Cilgerran
Cilgerran
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population1,507 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN195427
Community
  • Cilgerran
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARDIGAN
Postcode districtSA43
Dialling code01239
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
52°03′12″N 4°38′02″W / 52.05322°N 4.63396°W / 52.05322; -4.63396

Cilgerran (previously Kilgerran or Cil-Garon) is both a village, a parish, and also a community, situated on the south bank of the River Teifi in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was formerly an incorporated market town.

Among Cilgerran's attractions are Cilgerran Castle and annual coracle races. Kilgerran Halt was a stop on the former Whitland and Cardigan Railway. There are a number of listed buildings, including the parish church.

Nearby are the hamlets of Llwyncelyn, Rhoshill, Cnwce, Pen-y-bryn, Carreg-wen and Pontrhydyceirt, and the villages of Llechryd and Boncath.

Cilgerran Hundred derives its title from the former town,[2] which was once the headquarters of the commote of Emlyn is Cuch (Emlyn below the River Cych).

Slate quarrying was an important activity in the 19th century.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ^ "GENUKI: Cilgerran". Retrieved 10 June 2014.