Caergwrle
Sign in to saveCaergwrle () is a village in the county of Flintshire, in north east Wales. Approximately from Wrexham and situated on the A541 road, it is contiguous with the villages of Abermorddu and Hope, though in parts Caergwrle and Hope are separated by a river border. The village lies on the River Alyn and sits at the base of Hope Mountain. At the 2001 Census, the population was 1,650. The population was subsequently absorbed in the community of Hope and only the electoral ward remained. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 census was 1,619. The ward includes the area of Abermorddu. Furthe
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Place details
- Locality
- Caergwrle
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 4,673
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Alyn and Deeside
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly1
- Delyn
- UK place.official_name
- Caergwrle
- UK place.population
- 1,619
- UK place.population_ref
- (Ward, 2011)
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Flintshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Alyn and Deeside
- UK place.community_wales
- Hope
- UK place.post_town
- WREXHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL12
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Caergwrle
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Hope
- Population
- +1619
- Image
- Weir on the River Alyn - Afon Alun - geograph.org.uk - 1721449.jpg
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- Flintshire
- P12749
- Ahtna
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Origins of name
- Caergwrle Castle
- Other features of Caergwrle
- Religious and Cultural Link to India
- Transport
- Rail
- Bus
- The Caergwrle Bowl
- References
- External links
Caergwrle () is a village in the county of Flintshire, in north east Wales. Approximately from Wrexham and situated on the A541 road, it is contiguous with the villages of Abermorddu and Hope, though in parts Caergwrle and Hope are separated by a river border. The village lies on the River Alyn and sits at the base of Hope Mountain. At the 2001 Census, the population was 1,650. The population was subsequently absorbed in the community of Hope and only the electoral ward remained. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 census was 1,619. The ward includes the area of Abermorddu. Further south is the village of Cefn-y-Bedd.
== Origins of name == left|thumb|Caergwrle Bridge on the River Alyn The name Caergwrle derives from the Welsh caer 'fort' and a lost English placename *Corley 'river meadow of the crane'. Folk etymology explained the name by means of a cawr ('giant') named Gwrle, who was supposed to have lived in nearby Caergwrle Castle and to have been buried in the nearby Neolithic burial mound at Cefn-y-bedd.