Cefn Einion

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Cefn Einion
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Cefn Einion, beneath Bryn Hill
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Cefn Einion
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SO285861
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BISHOPS CASTLE
Postcode district SY9
Dialling code 01588
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Ambulance West Midlands
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52°28′05″N3°03′07″W / 52.468°N 3.052°W / 52.468; -3.052 Coordinates: 52°28′05″N3°03′07″W / 52.468°N 3.052°W / 52.468; -3.052

Cefn Einion is a dispersed hamlet in southwest Shropshire, England. It is located two miles southwest of the village of Colebatch, and lies between the small villages of Bryn and Mainstone.

Hamlet (place) Small human settlement in a rural area

A hamlet is a small human settlement. In different jurisdictions and geographies, hamlets may be the size of a town, village or parish, be considered a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet have roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French hamlet came to apply to small human settlements. In British geography, a hamlet is considered smaller than a village and distinctly without a church or other place of worship.

Shropshire County of England

Shropshire is a county in England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south. Shropshire Council was created in 2009, a unitary authority taking over from the previous county council and five district councils. The borough of Telford and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the ceremonial county.

Colebatch, Shropshire village in the United Kingdom

Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish as at the 2011 census was 210.

Cefn Einion in Welsh means Einion's Ridge; the name 'Einion' could refer to any of several Einions in recorded history.

Welsh language Brythonic language spoken natively in Wales

Welsh is a Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. It is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa. Historically, it has also been known in English as 'British', 'Cambrian', 'Cambric' and 'Cymric'.

The nearest towns are Clun and Bishop's Castle (both small). The village lies at 280m above sea level.

Clun town in Shropshire, United Kindom

Clun is a small town in south Shropshire, England, and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2011 census recorded 680 people living in the town. Research by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England suggests that Clun is one of the most tranquil locations in England.

Bishops Castle town in Shropshire, United Kindom

Bishop's Castle is a small market town in the southwest of Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893.

The minor River Unk runs to the west of the village.

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