The River Cegidog () is a river in north-east
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. It flows mainly through
Flintshire
Flintshire () is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, the Dee Estuary to the north-east, the English county of Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. ...
but towards the end of its course it forms the border between Flintshire and
Wrexham County Borough
Wrexham County Borough () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough, with city status in the United Kingdom, city status, in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It borders the English ceremonial counties of Cheshire and Shropshire to ...
.
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.
[''Place names on maps of Scotland and Wales: a glossary of the most common Gaelic and Scandinavian elements ..', The Ordnance Survey, 1973, p.18]
References
Cegidog
Cegidog
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