Cemmaes
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Cemmaes is a village in northern Powys
, north-west Wales
.
The population numbered 935 in 1841, this dropped sharply between 1881 and 1891 from 946 to 729.
There was a train station in the village which connected the Mawddwy Railway
to the main Cambrian Line
. The Hendre-Ddu Tramway
also connected to the railway at the village.
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, north-west Wales
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...
.
The population numbered 935 in 1841, this dropped sharply between 1881 and 1891 from 946 to 729.
There was a train station in the village which connected the Mawddwy Railway
Mawddwy Railway
The Mawddwy Railway was a rural line in the Dovey Valley in mid-Wales that connected Cemmaes Road and the Cambrian Railway with Dinas Mawddwy....
to the main Cambrian Line
Cambrian Line
The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. The railway runs first through the central part of Wales and then along the coast of Cardigan Bay....
. The Hendre-Ddu Tramway
Hendre-Ddu Tramway
The Hendre-Ddu Tramway was an industrial narrow gauge railway built in 1867 to connect the Hendre-Ddu Slate quarry to Aberangell station on the Mawddwy Railway...
also connected to the railway at the village.