Coordinates: 52°56′16″N 3°10′59″W / 52.937685°N 3.18305°W / 52.937685; -3.18305

Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog
Glyn Ceiriog
Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog  Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog shown within Wrexham
Population	1,086 [1]
Language	British English
	Welsh (48.3% of population)[2]
OS grid reference	SJ2038
Civil parish	Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog Community Parish
Principal area	Wrexham
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANGOLLEN
Postcode district	LL20
Dialling code	01691
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Clwyd South
Welsh Assembly	Clwyd South National Assembly for Wales constituency
Website	https://www.glynceiriog.org.uk
List of places: UK • Wales • Wrexham

Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.

Glyn Ceiriog is a former slate mining village in Wrexham County Borough, in Wales. It lies on the River Ceiriog and B4500 road, five miles (8km) west of Chirk and three miles (6km) south of Llangollen in the Ceiriog Valley, Clwyd South National Assembly for Wales constituency and Clwyd South parliamentary constituency.

Glyn Ceiriog Village

Geography and administration [link]

Civic history [link]

Glyn Ceiriog has historically been administered as the parish and civil parish of Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, which can be translated to the "Church of Saint Ffraid in the Ceiriog Valley". From 1889 until 1974, Glyn Ceiriog was governed by the then administrative county of Denbighshire, which was divided into various rural districts. From 1895 to 1935, Glyn Ceiriog was in the Chirk Rural District, which merged in 1935 with Llansillin Rural District to form the Ceiriog Rural District. Glyn Ceiriog was in the Ceiriog Rural District from 1935 to 1974.

In 1974, Denbighshire was abolished as an administrative county, and Glyn Ceiriog was incorporated into the Glyndŵr District of the new county of Clwyd. Clwyd and Glyndŵr District were dissolved in 1996, and Glyn Ceiriog became a part of the new unitary authority of Wrexham County Borough, in which it remains to the present day.

Political representation [link]

Today, Glyn Ceiriog is administered within Wrexham County Borough Council, a unitary authority created in 1996. Glyn Ceiriog is in the Ceiriog Valley ward, and has an Independent councillor.

Since 1999, Glyn Ceiriog has been represented at the National Assembly for Wales by Karen Sinclair, the Labour Party Assembly Member for Clwyd South National Assembly for Wales constituency.

Since 1997, Glyn Ceiriog has been represented at the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Martyn Jones, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Clwyd South parliamentary constituency.

Physical geography/Geology [link]

Glyn Ceiriog is located in the Ceiriog Valley, a valley created by the River Ceiriog. Geologically, the area has Ordovician and Silurian strata. The soil is thin and peaty.

Village Resources [link]

Glyn Ceiriog being the principal village for the Ceiriog Valley, it is home to many of the Valley’s resources,

Canolfan Ceiriog Centre

• Village Post Office
• Cross Stores Village Shop
• Glyn Valley Hotel
• The Oak Y Dderwen
• Canolfan Ceiriog Centre
• Valley Doctors Surgery
• Valley Pharmacy
• Christian Centre
• Ceiriog Memorial Hall
• Llansantffraid Church

Glyn Valley Hotel

Industry and Transport [link]

Glyn Ceiriog was once the home of extensive slate quarries and the Glyn Valley Tramway was built to take the slate to a wharf on the Shropshire Union Canal and later to interchange sidings with the Great Western Railway line from Chester to Shrewsbury.

Notable residents [link]

A number of Welsh literary figures have lived in or near Glyn Ceiriog in the past. The 15th century Welsh poet Guto'r Glyn (1435 - 1493) is associated with Glyn Ceiriog. The 17th century Welsh poet Huw Morus (Eos Ceiriog) (1622 - 1709) was born, and lived, near Glyn Ceiriog. The 19th century Eisteddfod-winning poet and lexographer, Rev. Robert Elis (Cynddelw) (1812 - 1875) was a Baptist minister at Glyn Ceiriog Independent Welsh Baptist Chapel, Seion, from 1838-1840. The Welsh novelist Islwyn Ffowc Elis spent most of his childhood on a farm near Glyn Ceiriog, although he was born in Wrexham.

Bibliography [link]

• Dewi Parry Jones & Robert Owen Jones, "100 Years in the Valley - Y Glyn a Fu" (1998)
• Dewi Parry Jones & Robert Owen Jones, "100 Years in the Valley Volume II - Y Glyn a Fu" (1999)

References [link]

External links [link]

• Glyn Ceiriog's Community Site
• Glyn Ceiriog's Community News Site
• The Chirk and Ceiriog Valley Partnership
• The Glyn Valley Tramway

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