Afon Ceirig

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Afon Ceirig
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The Afon Ceirig at the confluence with the Nant-yr-Nele
Location
Country Wales
Physical characteristics
SourceEsgair Llewelyn
  elevation600 ft (180 m)
Mouth  
  location
Mathafarn
  coordinates
52°37′20″N3°45′47″W / 52.6222°N 3.7631°W / 52.6222; -3.7631 Coordinates: 52°37′20″N3°45′47″W / 52.6222°N 3.7631°W / 52.6222; -3.7631
  elevation
80 ft (24 m)

The Afon Ceirig is a small river in Mid Wales. It flows from Esgair Llewelyn in the middle of the Dyfi Hills down to Mathafarn, north-west of Cemmaes Road, where it joins the Afon Dyfi. [1] Between 1763 and around 1840 a water corn mill stood on the river at Bryn Melin, north of Mathafarn. [2]

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References

  1. The London Gazette. H.M. Stationery Office. 1966.
  2. "A History and Conspectus of Montgomeryshire Water Corn Mills". The Montgomeryshire collections : relating to Montgomeryshire and its borders. Welshpool: Powys-land Club. 87: 55. 1999.