Cefn Meiriadog

Cefn Meiriadog
Fields in the Elwy Valley above Cefn Meiriadog
Cefn Meiriadog
Cefn Meiriadog shown within Denbighshire
Population	389 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ007725
• Cardiff	122.3 mi (196.8 km)
• London	185.6 mi (298.7 km)
Community	Cefn Meiriadog
Principal area	Denbighshire
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TREFNANT
Postcode district	LL17
Dialling code	01745
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Vale of Clwyd
Welsh Assembly	Vale of Clwyd
List of places UK Wales Denbighshire 53°14′24″N 3°29′17″W / 53.240°N 3.488°W / 53.240; -3.488Coordinates: 53°14′24″N 3°29′17″W / 53.240°N 3.488°W / 53.240; -3.488

Cefn Meiriadog (sometimes Cefnmeriadog) is a village and a community in Denbighshire, Wales, just south of the City of St Asaph. The boundary of the village on three sides is the river Elwy.

"Cefn" in Welsh means the side of a hill; St Meiriadog was a 5th Century saint. Cefn Caves are nearby, where human and early Neanderthal remains dating back 250,000 years have been discovered. Visitors to the site have included Charles Darwin, in 1831.

In 2011 the population of Cefnmeiriadog was 389 with 30.4% able to speak Welsh.

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