Carrog railway station
Carrog railway station in Denbighshire, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. A camping coach was positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: john salter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: Heritage railway station in Wales
- Also known as: “Carrog Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penarth Quarry and Caer Drewyn.
Penarth Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penarth Quarry is a quarry and a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales. Penarth Quarry is situated 1 mile southwest of Carrog railway station.
Caer Drewyn
Archaeological site
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caer Drewyn is an early Iron Age hillfort to the north of the town of Corwen, Denbighshire. It has a large stone rampart with entrances on the west and north sides; there is a guard chamber within the north-east entrance, and it has a deep defensive ditch. Caer Drewyn is situated 2 miles west of Carrog railway station.
Moel Fferna
Peak
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Fferna is a mountain in Denbighshire, Wales and forms part of the Berwyn range. It is the most northern outpost of the range. The summit is covered in deep heather and has a shelter cairn. Moel Fferna is situated 2½ miles south of Carrog railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrog and Bryneglwys.
Carrog
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrog is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, near Corwen. Formerly referred to as Llansanffraid-Glyn Dyfrdwy, as it lies within the parish of Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy, it takes its modern name from the Great Western Railway station on the opposite bank of the River Dee, which in turn took its name from the Carrog estate on that bank.
Bryneglwys
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bryneglwys is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The village lies to the northeast of Corwen on a hill above a small river, Afon Morwynion, and is situated in the ancient commote of Iâl. Bryneglwys is situated 3 miles northeast of Carrog railway station.
Clawdd Poncen
Village
Clawdd Poncen is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 1.3 miles northwest of Corwen, on the opposite bank of the River Dee. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 300. Clawdd Poncen is situated 3 miles west of Carrog railway station.
Carrog railway station
- Categories: railway station and transportation
- Location: Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98174° or 52° 58′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.31469° or 3° 18′ 53″ westElevation
440 feet (134 metres)Open location code
9C4RXMJP+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 262606598OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Carrog railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Carrog”
- French: “Carrog”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Carrog”
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