| Cefn | |
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 Penybryn, a hamlet in the rural part of Cefn, on the slopes of the Ruabon Moors. | |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
 Map of the community | |
Cefn (Welsh for 'ridge') is acommunity inWrexham County Borough,Wales. The community of Cefn includes the villages ofCefn Mawr, Cefn Bychan,Acrefair, Penybryn,Newbridge,Plas Madoc andRhosymedre and is situated on the northern slopes of theDee Valley. As well as the former industrial villages around Acrefair, it also includes some rural areas to the north on the slopes ofRuabon Moors. At the time of the 2001 census, it had a total population of 6,669 in 2,763 households,[1] increasing to 7,051 at the 2011 Census.[2]
The area formerly comprised thetownships of Coed Cristionydd and Cristionydd Cynrig (or Cristionydd Kenrick), which became part of the parish ofRuabon. Parts of the townships were formed into the new parish of Rhosymedre in 1844.[3] The correspondingcivil parish of Cefn Mawr was formed into the community of Cefn in 1974, under the terms of theLocal Government Act 1972.[4]
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward does not cover all the Community and at the 2011 Census had a population of 5,074.[5]
