Ceiriog

Ceiriog

Ceiriog is a Welsh name. It can be applied to:

*The Ceiriog Valley, or the Ceiriog River, which runs through it
*John Ceiriog Hughes (1832–87), who used "Ceiriog" alone as his bardic name;
*Ceiriog Rural District, a former rural district in Denbighshire (historic), Wales from 1935–1974


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  • Ceiriog Ucha — is a community in the Ceiriog Valley in Wrexham, Wales, close to the border with England.The community comprises the villages of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog and Tregeiriog as well as surrounding farmland and grouse and pheasant moors. It is a rural …   Wikipedia

  • Ceiriog Valley — The Ceiriog Valley or Dyffryn Ceiriog is part of the County Borough of Wrexham in north east Wales.It was formerly in the traditional county of Denbighshire until 1974 when it became part of the short lived county of Clwyd until 1996. However,… …   Wikipedia

  • Ceiriog Rural District — infobox historic subdivision Name= Ceiriog HQ= Chirk Status= Rural District Start= 1935 End= 1974 Replace= Glyndwr Civic= PopulationFirst= 7,632 PopulationFirstYear= 1951 PopulationLast= 6,818 PopulationLastYear= 1971 AreaFirst=… …   Wikipedia

  • Glyn Ceiriog — Infobox UK place official name=Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog static static image caption=Glyn Ceiriog country=Wales population=1086 [Census, 2001 http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/] os grid reference=SJ2038 latitude=52.937685 longitude=… …   Wikipedia

  • Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog — Infobox UK place official name= Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog country= Wales population= os grid reference= SJ159328 latitude= 52.886209 longitude= 3.24928 post town= LLANGOLLEN postcode area= LL postcode district= LL20 dial code= 01691 constituency… …   Wikipedia

  • John Ceiriog Hughes — (September 25, 1832 April 23, 1887), was a Welsh poet and well known collector of Welsh folk tunes. Sometimes referred to as the Robert Burns of Wales . Ceiriog was born at Penybryn farm overlooking the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, in… …   Wikipedia

  • Hughes, John Ceiriog — ▪ Welsh poet pseudonym  Ceiriog , or  Syr Meurig Grynswth   born Sept. 25, 1832, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales died April 23, 1887, Caersws, Montgomeryshire       poet and folk musicologist who wrote outstanding Welsh language… …   Universalium

  • Hughes, John Ceiriog — (1832 1887)    He was orn in Penbryn, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, North Wales, from where he took his bardic name. The family could trace their lineage to Bleddyn ab Cynvyn, prince of Gwynedd and Powys in 1072. After several jobs, he …   British and Irish poets

  • Chirk — Coordinates: 52°55′49″N 3°03′01″W / 52.93026°N 3.05025°W / 52.93026; 3.05025 …   Wikipedia

  • Maelor — Coordinates: 53°03′50″N 2°52′19″W / 53.064°N 2.872°W / 53.064; 2.872 Maelor is a border area of north east Wales …   Wikipedia

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