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The area covered by Bausley with Criggion Community Council in Powys encompasses the settlements of Coedway, Crew Green, Bausley and Criggion, the largest of which is Crew Green. The Bryn Hafren County Primary School is situated at a mid point between Crew Green and Bausley. A meals on wheels service operates in the area and the local organiser is the Chairman of the Community Council Mrs Norma Smith (01743 884487).
Lying within the old county of Montgomeryshire, the settlement as a whole consists of 235 households with upwards of 465 inhabitants and is strung out along the B4393. It is bordered at the eastern edge by Shropshire and at the western edge by the River Severn and Llandrinio Bridge, and is situated on slightly elevated ground above the flood plain.
The Community Council which administers the area at "grass roots" level consists of 9 members and meets bimonthly at the primary school.
The Chairman of the Community Council is Mrs Norma Smith, April Rise, Melverley Road Crew Green Shrewsbury,SY5 9AT Tel 01743 884487.
The local County Councillor is RG Brown (Tel:01691 830570).
The local MP is Lembit Opik, Liberal Democrat.
The MEP is Eluned Morgan.
For further information about the area contact the Clerk to the Community Council:
Ms Jane Shaw, Monmouth, 13a Maes Hafren, Crew Green, Shrewsbury SY5 9BT Tel 01743 884971 email: bausleycc@fsmail.net.
The community lies partly within a Special Landscape Area where
particular re
gard is given to the natural beauty of the countryside
and is therefore suitable for a small amount of development only, which must be sensitive
and appropriate to the high quality of the area.
One of the main employers in the area is Hanson, operating at Criggion Quarry. Stone has been extracted from Criggion Hill since the early 1800’s. The quarry is now a modern operation producing around 750,000 tonnes of stone a year. The quarry employs a workforce of around 40 and many more local people including lorry drovers and suppliers rely on the site for employment. The current planning permission allows Hanson to extract rock from here until 2041. The quarry works under strict controls governing noise, dust, use of explosives and other environmental conditions. Organised group visits are welcomed and should be arranged direct with the manager at the Quarry.
