OS grid reference SH759059 Country Wales Post town MACHYNLLETH Local time Tuesday 10:11 PM Dialling code 01654 Welsh assembly Montgomeryshire | Principal area Powys Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district SY20 Community Cemmaes Road Ceremonial county Powys | |
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Esgairgeiliog (also known as Ceinws) is a village in the valley of the Afon Dulas in Powys, Wales. The Afon Glesyrch joins the Dulas in the middle of the village.
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Map of Esgairgeiliog, Machynlleth, UK
The ERA slate quarry lay in the Glesyrch valley, behind the village.
The Centre for Alternative Technology lies about a mile south of the village.
Railway
Esgairgeiliog was a station on the narrow-gauge Corris Railway, although prospective passengers had to cross the river into Merionethshire (southern Gwynedd today) to catch the train. A steeply-graded branch line crossed the river and led to the ERA quarry, carrying slate to Machynlleth for transshipment.
The station has recently been structurally and cosmetically restored as the Corris Railway is being reinstated back to Esgairgeiliog.
The station at Esgairgeiliog is the basis for Ulfstead Road, one of the Mid Sodor Railway's stations in the Railway Series.