Bausley with Criggion

Human settlement in Wales

Bausley with Criggion

Powys

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Montgomeryshire

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Montgomeryshire

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52°43′44″N 3°00′50″W / 52.729°N 3.014°W / 52.729; -3.014

Bausley with Criggion is a community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, 87 miles (140 km) from Cardiff and 148 miles (238 km) from London.^[1]^[2]

The Bausley and Criggion Community Council dates back to at least 1761.^[3] Villages within the community include Criggion, Crewgreen and Coedway.^[4]

In 2011 the population of Bausley with Criggion was 706 with 7.8% of them able to speak Welsh.^[5] In terms of Welsh identity, the community had the lowest percentage in the whole of Powys. ^[6]

The Criggion Radio Station is located in this community, a transmitter latterly operated by BT on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence. The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Criggion, is a Grade II* listed building.

The Bausley with Criggion Community Council has eight locally elected councillors who represent the community's opinions and interests.^[7]

Wales football international Stan Rowlands was born at Coedway in 1889. He went on to make Football League appearances for Wrexham, Nottingham Forest and Crewe Alexandra.^[8]

References

^ gyda Chrugion Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
^ Archifdy Cymru; Archives Wales website; Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 May 2014.
^ Powys County Council website; Archived May 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 May 2014.
^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
^ "Councillors". Bausley with Criggion Community Council. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ Bausley with Criggion at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)