Esgairgeiliog (also known as Ceinws) is a village in Powys (formerly

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), Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the

Afon Glesyrch This is a list of rivers of Wales, organised geographically. It is taken anti-clockwise from the Dee Estuary to the M48 Bridge that separates the estuary of the River Wye from the River Severn. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstre ...

's and Afon Dulas' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyrch valley, and the

Centre for Alternative Technology The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) ( cy, Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen) is an eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, dedicated to demonstrating and teaching sustainable development. CAT, despite its name, no longer concentrates its efforts exclu ...

lies about a mile south of the village.

History

The minor road on the east side of the Afon Dulas is believed to be of Roman origin. In 1910, this road was still mostly cobbled, with sections that crossed bedrock showing deep wheel ruts. Ceinws Camp - geograph

Immediately after the Second World War, the

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established the Dovey Forest (later known as the Dyfi Forest) in the land between Corris and

Aberangell Aberangell () is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. Geography Aberangell stands at the confluence of the Afon Angell and the Afon Dyfi, and lies within Dinas Mawddwy community. On the north side of the village, the long ridge of Pen y Clipau runs d ...

. A major camp was established on the east side of Esgairgeiliog.

Murder of April Jones

In 2012, Mark Bridger, a resident of Ceinws, abducted and murdered five-year-old April Jones from the nearby town of Machynlleth. Bridger was sentenced to a whole life sentence. His house was subsequently torn down and a memorial garden to April Jones was erected on its site.

Railway Station

Esgairgeiliog railway station Esgairgeiliog (also known as Ceinws) is a village in Powys (formerly Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and Afon Dulas' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyr ...

was a station on the narrow-gauge Corris Railway, although it was the opposite side of the Afon Dulas river from the village, making the station in the county of

Merionethshire , HQ= Dolgellau , Government= Merionethshire County Council (1889-1974) , Origin= , Status= , Start= 1284 , End= , Code= MER , CodeName= ...

(now

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...

) as opposed to the village, which was in

(now Powys). A steeply-graded branch line crossed the river and led to the Era quarry, where slate could be taken from for transport to Machynlleth for transshipment. The station was opened in 1884, and closed at the end of passenger services in December 1930. The station was structurally and cosmetically restored in the early 1980s. The

Corris Railway Society The Corris Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Corris) is a narrow gauge preserved railway based in Corris on the border between Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) and Montgomeryshire (now Powys) in Mid-Wales. The line opened in 1859 as a horse tramway, ru ...

is now restoring the line, through Esgairgeiliog. The station at Esgairgeiliog is the basis for Ulfstead Road, one of the Mid Sodor Railway's stations in

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Twen ...

References

External links

Photos of Esgairgeiliog and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk

Eco Dyfi Valley Partnership
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