Criggion
Criggion is a village in Powys, Wales. Criggion Radio Station was located nearby. A branch of the now defunct Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway terminated at Criggion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Crugion”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Breidden Hill and Admiral Rodney’s Pillar.
Breidden Hill
Peak
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breidden Hill is a steep-sided hill in Powys, Wales, near the town of Welshpool. It is immediately surrounded by the villages of Trewern, Middletown, Criggion, Crew Green and Llandrinio.
Admiral Rodney’s Pillar
Monument
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Admiral Rodney's Pillar is a monument on Breidden Hill in Powys, Wales. It was built in 1781–82 to commemorate the naval victories of Sir George Brydges Rodney, Admiral of the White during the American War of Independence.
Cefn-y-Castell
Archaeological site
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn-y-Castell is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandrinio and Crewgreen.
Llandrinio
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandrinio is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, close to the Wales-England border. It is situated on the B4393 road which travels from the village of Ford, Shropshire to Lake Vyrnwy. Llandrinio is situated 1½ miles north of Criggion.
Crewgreen
Village
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crewgreen is a village, which is situated 1½ miles east of Criggion.
Arddleen
Village
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arddleen or Arddlin is a village in Powys, central Wales. It lies about 5 miles north of Welshpool, in the community of Llandrinio. It had a population of 418 as of the 2011 census, with 31% born in Wales. Arddleen is situated 2½ miles west of Criggion.
Criggion
- Category: locality
- Location: Bausley with Criggion, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.72862° or 52° 43′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.04403° or 3° 2′ 39″ westElevation
203 feet (62 metres)Open location code
9C4RPXH4+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 29747505OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
Discover Criggion from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Criggion” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Criggion”
- Dutch: “Criggion”
- French: “Criggion”
- Irish: “Crugion”
- Welsh: “Criggion”
- Welsh: “Crugion”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Middletown and Rhos Common.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels and Criggion Village Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Criggion”. Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.