| Esgairgeiliog | |
|---|---|
 General view of Esgairgeiliog, c.1885 | |
  Esgairgeiliog Location withinPowys | |
| OS grid reference | SH759059 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MACHYNLLETH |
| Postcode district | SY20 |
| Dialling code | 01654 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| 52°38′13″N3°50′06″W / 52.637°N 3.835°W /52.637; -3.835 | |
Esgairgeiliog (also known asCeinws) is a village inPowys (formerlyMontgomeryshire), Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of theAfon Glesyrch's andAfon Dulas' valleys.
Behind the village is the formerEra slate quarry, in the Glesyrch valley, and theCentre for Alternative Technology lies about a mile south of the village.
The minor road on the east side of the Afon Dulas is believed to be of Roman origin. In 1910, this road was still mostly cobbled, with sections that crossed bedrock showing deep wheel ruts.[2]
Immediately after the Second World War, theForestry Commission established the Dovey Forest (later known as the Dyfi Forest) in the land betweenCorris andAberangell. A major camp was established on the east side of Esgairgeiliog.[3]
In 2012, Mark Bridger, a resident of Ceinws, abducted and murdered five-year-old April Jones from the nearby town of Machynlleth.[4] Bridger was sentenced to awhole life sentence.[5] His house was subsequently demolished and a memorial garden to April Jones was constructed on the site.[6]
Esgairgeiliog railway station was a station on the narrow-gaugeCorris Railway, although it was the opposite side of theAfon Dulas river from the village, making the station in the county ofMerionethshire (nowGwynedd) as opposed to the village, which was inMontgomeryshire (nowPowys). A steeply-graded branch line crossed the river and led to the Era quarry, where slate could be taken from for transport toMachynlleth fortransshipment.[7]
The station was opened in 1884,[8] and closed at the end of passenger services in December 1930.[9]
The station was structurally and cosmetically restored in the early 1980s.[10] TheCorris Railway Society is now restoring the line, through Esgairgeiliog.
The station at Esgairgeiliog is the basis for Ulfstead Road, one of the Mid Sodor Railway's stations inThe Railway Series.[citation needed]
| Preceding station |  Proposed Heritage railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan-y-coed | Corris Railway | Maespoeth Junction | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Llwyngwern | Corris Railway | Maespoeth Junction | ||
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| Quarries and mines | |
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| Miscellaneous | |
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