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The Great Britain Guide

Historic churches · North Wales

Afon Cegin

In or near Bangor.

Free admission

Afon Cegin (Welsh for 'kitchen river'; also "River Cegin" in English) is a small river draining parts of North Wales and discharging to the Menai Strait at Porth Penrhyn.

Benchmark on Penrhyn Bridge, Bangor - geograph.org.uk - 2246851

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Bangor · 1.9 km
  • Free entry

About

Afon Cegin (Welsh for 'kitchen river'; also "River Cegin" in English) is a small river draining parts of North Wales and discharging to the Menai Strait at Porth Penrhyn.

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Afon Cegin (Welsh for 'kitchen river'; also "River Cegin" in English) is a small river draining parts of North Wales and discharging to the Menai Strait at Porth Penrhyn.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The Cegin valley was heavily industrialised in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with two railway lines - the Penrhyn Quarry Railway and the Bethesda branch line - carrying slate from quarries in the hills down to Porth Penrhyn to be shipped across the world. The Lôn Las Ogwen cycleway and footpath runs beside the river along the trackbed of the quarry railway. Just above Port Penrhyn a series of closely connected old bridges cross the Cegin. This complex is a listed building.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
53.2311, -4.1109
District
Gwynedd
Parish
Llandygai
Postcode
LL57 4HN
Parliamentary constituency
Bangor Aberconwy
Nearest railway station
Bangor1.9 km

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Afon Cegin?
Afon Cegin is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL57 4HN), in the parish of Llandygai.
What is Afon Cegin?
Afon Cegin (Welsh for 'kitchen river'; also "River Cegin" in English) is a small river draining parts of North Wales and discharging to the Menai Strait at Porth Penrhyn.
How do I get to Afon Cegin?
The nearest railway station is Bangor, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode LL57 4HN.
Is Afon Cegin free to visit?
Yes, Afon Cegin is free to enter.
How do I get to Afon Cegin?
The nearest railway station is Bangor, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL57 4HN.