Cilcennin

Village in Ceredigion, Wales

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52°13′N 4°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

  • Tafarn Commercial Inn, Cilcennin
    Tafarn Commercial Inn, Cilcennin
  • Cilcennin church
    Cilcennin church
  • Cycle shop near Cilcennon
    Cycle shop near Cilcennon

References

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