CAERWYS, a borough and market-town in the hundred of Rhudd, in Flintshire, North Wales, 204 miles from London. It is situated on a rising ground, and consists chiefly
of four principal streets, which intersect each other at right angles. It is a contributory borough to Flint. Market-day Tuesday. Pop. (1851) 635. The celebrated congress of the Welsh bards used to be held in this town. The last of these meetings took place in May 1798.