Bausley with Criggion
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]
| Bausley with Criggion | |
|---|---|
 Bausley with Criggion location within Powys | |
  Bausley with Criggion Location within Powys | |
| Population | 706 |
| OS grid reference | SJ 316 151 |
| • Cardiff | 86.6 mi (139.4 km) |
| • London | 148.5 mi (239.0 km) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY5 |
| Dialling code | 01743, 01938 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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)
