Cilcennin

Cilcennin
Western approach to Cilcennin
Cilcennin Location within Ceredigion
OS grid reference	SN522602
Principal area	Ceredigion
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	SA48
Dialling code	01570
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion Preseli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ceredigion
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52°13′N4°10′W / 52.22°N 4.17°W / 52.22; -4.17

Cilcennin is a village in the community of Ciliau Aeron, Ceredigion, west Wales. The River Aeron is to the southwest.

History

Cilcennin is the site of a historic slaughter in 1210, when Owain Goch ap Gruffydd and three hundred men attacked and killed soldiers from a superior English and Welsh troops' body under the command of their uncle Maelgwn ap Rhys. ^[1]

The church in Cilcennin is dedicated to St. Cannen, and was rebuilt in the 19th century through public contributions. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Tafarn Commercial Inn, Cilcennin
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  Cilcennin church
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  Cycle shop near Cilcennon

References

1. Lewis, Samuel (1840). A Topographical Dictionary of Wales. London: Gilbert & Rivington. p. 431. ISBN   9780598739971.