Craignant
Craignant is a locality in Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, England. Craignant is situated nearby to the village Selattyn, as well as near the hamlet Rhos.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary, Selattyn and Chirk Aqueduct.
Chirk Aqueduct
Bridge
Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot high and 710-foot long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England–Wales border, spanning the two countries. Chirk Aqueduct is situated 2½ miles northeast of Craignant.
Chirk Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Steve Knight, CC BY 2.0.
The Chirk Viaduct is a Grade II* listed railway viaduct over the River Ceiriog between England and Wales. The viaduct carries the Shrewsbury–Chester line from the Welsh town of Chirk in historic Denbighshire from the north to the English village of Chirk Bank in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire to the south. Chirk Viaduct is situated 2½ miles northeast of Craignant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bronygarth and Weston Rhyn.
Bronygarth
Village
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronygarth is a small village in the Ceiriog Valley near Oswestry in Shropshire, England at grid reference SJ268370. The village is on the England–Wales border with some buildings in Wales in the Glyntraian local government community.
Weston Rhyn
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston Rhyn is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies between the towns of Chirk, in Wales, and Oswestry, in England. The civil parish, which also includes Bronygarth, Pentre-Newydd and a number of small hamlets, had a total population of 2,668 at the 2001 census, rising to 2,850 at the 2011 Census. Weston Rhyn is situated 2 miles east of Craignant.
Pontfadog
Village
Photo: Mike Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontfadog is a village in the Ceiriog Valley west of Chirk in Wrexham County Borough, Wales; it is part of the community of Glyntraian. Like the neighbouring village of Glyn Ceiriog, the growth of Pontfadog is connected to the area's former quarrying industry. Pontfadog is situated 2½ miles northwest of Craignant.
Craignant
- Type: Locality
- Location: Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.90722° or 52° 54′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.10902° or 3° 6′ 33″ westElevation
906 feet (276 metres)Open location code
9C4RWV4R+V9GeoNames ID
13280394
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