The River Cegidog (Welsh: Afon Cegidog) is a river in north-east Wales. It flows mainly through Flintshire but towards the end of its course it forms the border between Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough.
| River Cegidog | |
|---|---|
 Ford across the Cegidog, near Ffrith. | |
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| Etymology | From Welsh cegidog, "abounding with hemlock" (cegid), "hemlock place" |
| Native name | Afon Cegidog (Welsh) |
| Location | |
| Country | Wales |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Rhydtalog, Flintshire |
| • coordinates | 53°4′33.185″N 3°8′52.202″W / 53.07588472°N 3.14783389°W |
| • elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with River Alyn |
• location | Sydallt, Wrexham County Borough |
• coordinates | 53°5′35.402″N 3°1′38.403″W / 53.09316722°N 3.02733417°W |
• elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Its source lies in the hills of southernmost Flintshire to the east of Rhydtalog village. It flows in a roughly north-easterly direction before turning south-east through the villages of Llanfynydd and Ffrith where the Nant-y-Ffrith stream flows into it. It then heads north-east again through a wooded valley before joining the River Alyn at Cefn-y-bedd.
The name of the river indicates a place where hemlock grows.[1]
References
edit- ^ Place names on maps of Scotland and Wales: a glossary of the most common Gaelic and Scandinavian elements [...], The Ordnance Survey, 1973, p.18
