Bausley With Criggion
The Bausley and Criggion Community Council dates back to at least 1761. Villages within the community include Criggion, Crewgreen and Coedway.
In 2011 the population of Bausley with Criggion was 706 with 7.8% of them able to speak Welsh. In terms of Welsh identity, the community had the lowest percentage in the whole of Powys.
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.
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.
See also
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)
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