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Bausley with Criggion is a community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, 87 miles (140 km) from Cardiff and 148 miles (238 km) from London.[1][2]

Bausley with Criggion
Bausley with Criggion location within Powys
Bausley with Criggion Location within Powys
Population	706
OS grid reference	SJ 316 151
• Cardiff	86.6 mi (139.4 km)
• London	148.5 mi (239.0 km)
Community	Bausley with Criggion
Principal area	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY5
Dialling code	01743, 01938
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Montgomeryshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°43′44″N 3°00′50″W

The Bausley and Criggion Community Council dates back to at least 1761.[3] Villages within the community include Criggion, Crewgreen and Coedway.[4]

In 2011 the population of Bausley with Criggion was 706 with 7.8% of them able to speak Welsh.[5] In terms of Welsh identity, the community had the lowest percentage in the whole of Powys. [6]

The Criggion Radio Station is located in this community, a transmitter latterly operated by BT on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence. The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Criggion, is a Grade II* listed building.

The Bausley with Criggion Community Council has eight locally elected councillors who represent the community's opinions and interests.[7]

Wales football international Stan Rowlands was born at Coedway in 1889. He went on to make Football League appearances for Wrexham, Nottingham Forest and Crewe Alexandra.[8]

See also

• List of localities in Wales by population

References

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