Cefn Mawr

Cefn Mawr
The Holly Bush pub in the centre of the village.
Cefn Mawr is located in Wrexham
Cefn Mawr
Cefn Mawr
Location within Wrexham
Population6,669 (2001 Census, includes the villages Acrefair, Rhosymedre and Newbridge)
OS grid referenceSJ277423
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWREXHAM
Postcode districtLL14
Dialling code01978
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Wrexham
52°58′23″N 3°04′34″W / 52.973°N 3.076°W / 52.973; -3.076

Cefn Mawr (Welsh: Cefn-mawr;[1] Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a village in the community of Cefn within Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its name translates as "big ridge".[2] The population in 2001 was 6,669, increasing to 7,051 in 2011.

The community of Cefn comprises the villages of Cefn Mawr, Cefn-bychan ("little ridge"), Acrefair, Penybryn, Newbridge, Plas Madoc and Rhosymedre and is situated on the northern slopes of the Dee Valley.

  1. ^ "Standardised Welsh Place names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ Mills, D. A Dictionary of British Place Names, OUP, p.104