Caego
Encyclopedia
Caego is a small village in Wrexham county borough, Wales
, immediately to the west of the town of Wrexham
in the community
of Broughton
. It is contiguous with the neighbouring larger village of New Broughton; the main road passing through the centre of the village is the B5101
. Its name can perhaps be translated as "the field (cae) of the smith
".
The village lies in the parish of Berse, whose name has the same origin as the nearby village of Bersham
. The name, still sometimes applied to the area of Caego, was originally that of a common and later came to apply to the whole township
of Berse or Bersham; it may be based on an Old English personal name or on the Middle English
word "berse", meaning a hedge of osiers. Nearby farms are still known as Higher Berse and Little Berse. Berse parish, however, was created only in June 1934, when it was formed from parts of the parishes of Rhosddu
and Wrexham, while most of the houses making up Caego village were built in the 1930s or later.
The village's main landmark is the small eighteenth-century Berse (or Berse Drelincourt) Parish Church, which is now Grade II listed. Originally known as the "Capel Madam", it was built in 1742 by Mrs Mary Drelincourt, widow of Peter or Pierre Drelincourt (1644-1722), the Dean of Armagh
, and was originally attached to a small girls' charity school. The church, which does not have a specific dedication, was consecrated in 1759, enlarged in 1828 (to accommodate pews for landowners Thomas Hayes of Gatewen Hall, and Thomas Fitzhugh of Plas Power), and restored in 1862. As of 2010 the church has been taken out of use and put up for sale by the Church in Wales
.
The Great Western Railway
's branch to the Moss Valley
ran through the village until the 1930s. It was reinstated for a period in the 1960s and 70s to serve a coal disposal point at Gatewen.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, immediately to the west of the town of Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
in the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Broughton
Broughton, Wrexham
Broughton is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It has an area of 469 hectares and had a population of 6,498 in the 2001 census.-History:...
. It is contiguous with the neighbouring larger village of New Broughton; the main road passing through the centre of the village is the B5101
B5101 road
The B5101 road is a B road, connecting the west of Wrexham, north Wales to the A5104 road to the east of Treuddyn in Flintshire. The road initially begins in northern central Wrexham off the B5425 road at...
. Its name can perhaps be translated as "the field (cae) of the smith
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
".
The village lies in the parish of Berse, whose name has the same origin as the nearby village of Bersham
Bersham
Bersham is a small Welsh village in the suburbs of the county borough of Wrexham that lies next to the River Clywedog. Wrexham owes a large amount of its original industrial heritage to Bersham, but despite this the village still retains a rural feeling....
. The name, still sometimes applied to the area of Caego, was originally that of a common and later came to apply to the whole township
Township (England)
In England, a township is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church...
of Berse or Bersham; it may be based on an Old English personal name or on the Middle English
Middle English
Middle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
word "berse", meaning a hedge of osiers. Nearby farms are still known as Higher Berse and Little Berse. Berse parish, however, was created only in June 1934, when it was formed from parts of the parishes of Rhosddu
Rhosddu
Rhosddu is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is situated in the north-western suburbs of the town of Wrexham.-Administrative history:...
and Wrexham, while most of the houses making up Caego village were built in the 1930s or later.
The village's main landmark is the small eighteenth-century Berse (or Berse Drelincourt) Parish Church, which is now Grade II listed. Originally known as the "Capel Madam", it was built in 1742 by Mrs Mary Drelincourt, widow of Peter or Pierre Drelincourt (1644-1722), the Dean of Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
, and was originally attached to a small girls' charity school. The church, which does not have a specific dedication, was consecrated in 1759, enlarged in 1828 (to accommodate pews for landowners Thomas Hayes of Gatewen Hall, and Thomas Fitzhugh of Plas Power), and restored in 1862. As of 2010 the church has been taken out of use and put up for sale by the Church in Wales
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...
.
The Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
's branch to the Moss Valley
Moss Valley, Wrexham
The Moss Valley is an area and country park in Britain. It is in the county borough of Wrexham, in north Wales. The area is also informally known as "The Moss" and The Aggey amongst locals. It is most well known for its extensive coal mining history...
ran through the village until the 1930s. It was reinstated for a period in the 1960s and 70s to serve a coal disposal point at Gatewen.