Caerwys

EVERY UK TOWN AND VILLAGE, JUST TYPE IN WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!

Geograph Local Images

Dot Potter © "SJ1371 : Craft centre and Afon Chwiler at Afonwen"

Eirian Evans © "SJ1371 : Image of his mum"

Dot Potter © "SJ1271 : Milepost at Afonwen"

Dot Potter © "SJ1471 : Snowy stone bridge"

Dot Potter © "SJ1471 : Lane bridge"

Dot Potter © "SJ1372 : Water Street, Caerwys"

Dot Potter © "SJ1372 : Caerwys cottages"

Dot Potter © "SJ1372 : The Royal Oak, Caerwys"

Dot Potter © "SJ1372 : Caerwys church"

Eirian Evans © "SJ1471 : Site of railway"

(See 15 MORE Local Images)

Caerwys

TitleCaerwys

CountyClwyd

CoordinatesLat : 53.2333333 Lon : -3.3

Adwords

Description Incorrect Description? Tell Us!Caerwys is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, United Kingdom.
Caerwys is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a small market town. It is one of the smallest towns in Wales and is only a town through royal charter. Caerwys can no longer get insurance for a town bonfire display after an accident one year hospitalised the mayor.

CAERWYS - home of the Eisteddfod and the smallest Town in Great Britain with a Royal Charter. Caerwys is situated in North Wales in the County of Flintshire - just under two miles from the A55 and one mile from the A541 ( Mold / Denbigh Road ) at Afonwen. The centre of Caerwys is a conservation area. The well-maintained church is dedicated to St. Michael. It has two parallel naves. The oldest part of the building is a stone tower whose base is said to have been part of a Roman observation tower. A short, informative booklet about the church was written in 1936 and updated in 1995. Caerwys is surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty and stunning views across mountains and valleys.

A famous native of Caerwys was actress Myfanwy Talog, who is commemorated by a slate plaque on the cottage where she was born. Talog never forgot her origins, and succeeded in persuading the BBC to bring the Radio One roadshow to Caerwys in the 1980s.

Caerwys and Philadelphia (USA.) have important historical connections. Local Doctor, , sailed to America on The Welcome in 1682 with William Penn.

Wynne was one of the founding fathers of Philadelphia and became the first speaker of the Provisional Assembly, and also a provincial judge.

Curiously, the original street plan of Philadelphia was designed on the street pattern of Caerwys. Welsh names crop up everywhere, and several buildings built in Philadelphia resemble buildings in the Caerwys area some of which still stand today.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Caerwys"

Location Map

Local Campsites

Seaview is 7.29 Miles away
St. Marys Caravan Camp is 7.72 Miles away
Nant Mill is 8.11 Miles away
Clwyd View Caravan Site is 8.21 Miles away
Bathafarn Hall is 8.43 Miles away
Caer Mynydd Caravan Park is 9.35 Miles away
Parc Farm Caravan Park is 10.53 Miles away
Three Pigeons Inn Camping is 10.58 Miles away
Greenacres Farm Park is 11.67 Miles away

Local Tourist Attractions

Bodelwyddan Castle Trust is 8.57 Miles away
Buckley Swimming Pool is 10.02 Miles away
Calday Grange Swimming Pool is 10.9 Miles away
Connah's Quay Swimming Pool is 10.51 Miles away

Local Golf Courses

Kinmel Park Golf Club is 6.05 Miles away
Denbigh Golf Club is 6.37 Miles away
St Melyd Golf Club is 7.46 Miles away
Rhuddlan Golf Club is 7.77 Miles away
Prestatyn Golf Club is 8.41 Miles away
Kinmel Park Golf is 9.12 Miles away
Rhyl Golf Club is 9.44 Miles away
Heswall Golf Club is 10.15 Miles away
Caldy Golf Club is 10.29 Miles away
Arrowe Park Golf Club is 12.64 Miles away

GeoURLFind Webpages Geotagged to the location around Caerwys

Adwords

Write a Review

Add to My Favorite

Refer it to Friend

Report Broken Link