Cefn Einion is a dispersed
hamlet
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in southwest
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
, England. It is located two miles southwest of the village of
Colebatch, and lies between the small villages of
Bryn and
Mainstone
Mainstone is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England, near the border with Powys, Wales. The village lies approximately 1 mile northwest of the small village of Cefn Einion. The market town of Bishop's Castle lies some 3 ...
.
Cefn Einion in
Welsh
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means Einion's Ridge; the name 'Einion' could refer to any of several Einions in recorded history.
The nearest towns are
Clun and
Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893.
Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales-England border, about north-west of Ludlow and about south-west of Sh ...
(both small). The village lies at 280m above sea level.
The minor
River Unk runs to the west of the village.
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Hamlets in Shropshire
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