Cefn-y-Bedd railway station

Cefn-y-bedd railway station serves the village of Cefn-y-bedd in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4 miles north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Flintshire, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Cefn-y-Bedd Railway Station”, “Cefn-y-Bedd Station”, and “CYB”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caergwrle railway station and Caergwrle Castle.

Caergwrle railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caergwrle railway station serves the village of Caergwrle in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4¾ miles north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line. Caergwrle railway station is situated 3,400 feet north of Cefn-y-Bedd railway station.

Caergwrle Castle

Ruins

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Caergwrle Castle, also known as Queen's Hope in scholarly texts, is a castle located in the village of Caergwrle, in Flintshire, Wales. It was built by the Welsh under Dafydd ap Gruffydd in service to Edward I of England. Caergwrle Castle is situated 3,400 feet north of Cefn-y-Bedd railway station.

Hope Mountain

Peak

Hope Mountain is a Marilyn located by the village of Caergwrle in North Wales. It features a park at the top named Llyn-y-Waun and is located directly below the flight paths from Hawarden Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cefn-y-bedd and Abermorddu.

Cefn-y-bedd

Village

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Cefn-y-bedd is a village in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The name translates into English as "the ridge of the grave", in reference to an old tumulus which a local tale said was the burial place of Gwrle Gawr, the legendary figure after whom Caergwrle was said to be named.

Abermorddu

Village

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Abermorddu is a village in the county of Flintshire, Wales, in the community of Hope. Approximately 5 miles north of Wrexham along the A541 road, it is contiguous with the main village of Caergwrle and closely related to the village of Hope.