Criggion
Criggion (Crugion in Welsh) is a small village in Powys, Wales. Historically it was a parish in Montgomeryshire, near the border with Shropshire (England).
It is located just north of Breidden Hill. The River Severn is nearby to the village's north and west. Quarrying began at Criggion in 1866 and Criggion Quarry is still open today.[1]
The place name most likely comes from Welsh "crug" (hillock, cairn). In 1289 it is recorded as Kregeon, in 1305 as Cregeon, and in 1503 as the Cruggyon.[2]
There was a chapel there in the 14th century, first recorded in 1343. At this time it was part of Alberbury parish, most of which was in the English county of Shropshire. St Michael and All Angels' Church was built in 1774, replacing the chapel, and it was only in 1864 that Criggion became a parish in its own right. There is no evidence of an earlier settlement around the church.[2]
The township (and later parish) covered a small area with no other settlements of note.[3] Criggion was a civil parish until 1933.[4] Its population was 139 when it was last recorded in 1931.[5] It was then made part of Bausley civil parish[4] (and later community) until it became Bausley with Criggion in 1987.[6]
A branch of the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway terminated at Criggion.
- ↑ https://www.communities.heidelbergmaterials.co.uk/en/site/criggion-quarry-community-page
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://heneb.org.uk/archive/cpat/ycom/mont/criggion.pdf
- ↑ https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MGY/Crugion
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/atcham.html
- ↑ https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10160110/cube/TOT_POP
- ↑ https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/welshpool%20and%20llanfyllin.html