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Knighton Rural District
Knighton was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Radnorshire, Wales. The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894, when the existing Knighton Rural Sanitary District was divided into three: the section in Herefordshire was reconstituted as Wigmore Rural District, that in Shropshire as Teme Rural District, while the remaining section in Radnorshire became Knighton Rural District. The rural district council was based in the town of Knighton which was a separate urban district. The rural district comprised seventeen civil parishes: *Beguildy *Bleddfa *Cascob * Discoed * Heyope * Knighton *Litton and Cascob * Llananno *Llanbadarn Fynydd *Llanbister *Llanddewi Ystradenny * Llanfihangel Rhydrithon *Llangunllo *Norton *Pilleth * Stanage * Whitton The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales. Its area became part of the District of Radnor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knighton, Powys
Knighton ( cy, Tref-y-clawdd or ) is a cross-border market town and community on the River Teme, straddling the border between Powys, Wales and Shropshire, England. The Teme is not navigable in its higher reaches and the border does not follow its course exactly. Originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement, Knighton is located on Offa's Dyke, the ancient earthwork that divided the two countries. It later became a Norman defensive border town. Toponymy The Welsh name, ''Tref-y-clawdd'', meaning and referring to "town on the dyke", was first recorded in 1262 and officially given to the town in 1971. The name Knighton probably derives from the Old English ''cniht'' (a soldier, thane or freeman) and ''tūn'' (farm, settlement or homestead), and may have been founded through a grant of land to freemen. History Knighton's earliest history is obscure, despite some local clues: Caer Caradoc (an Iron Age hill fort associated with Caradoc or Caractacus) is away, off the road to Clun. Watlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes, which historically played a role in both secular and religious administration. Civil and religious parishes were formally differentiated in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. Civil parishes in their modern form came into being through the Local Government Act 1894, which established elected parish councils to take on the secular functions of the parish vestry. A civil parish can range in size from a sparsely populated rural area with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, to a large town with a population in the tens of thousands. This scope is similar to that of municipalities in Continental Europe, such as the communes of France. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norton, Powys
Norton is a village in Powys within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. In 1086, Norton was recorded as a settlement within the hundred of Leintwardine and in the county of Shropshire in the Domesday Book. Norton is approximately north of Presteigne Presteigne (; cy, Llanandras: the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales on the south bank of the River Lugg. Formerly the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire, the town has, in common with .... References Villages in Powys Presteigne {{Powys-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangunllo
Llangunllo (sometimes Llangynllo) is a village and community in central Powys (formerly in Radnorshire), Wales, located about 5 miles west of Knighton. It is named after St Cynllo. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 369. It is served by Llangynllo railway station. Governance The community elects a community council to represent residents' interests. Calling itself Llangunllo & Bleddfa Community Council, it comprises seven community councillors elected from Llangunllo and Bleddfa Bleddfa is a village in which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. It is 5 miles from Knighton, 57 miles (92 km) from Cardiff and 141 miles (226 km) from London. Tw ... villages. An electoral ward in the same name exists, which also includes neighbouring communities. This ward had a population of 1,255 at the 2011 Census. ;Images by Percy Benzie Abery Llangunllo and church (1294270).jpg, Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Rhydrithon
Llanfihangel (English: ''St Michael's Church'') can refer to the following places in Wales: *Llanfihangel (Powys electoral ward), including Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa *Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire * Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, the former name for Llandre, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy *Llantarnam (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel Llantarnam''), Torfaen *Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Powys *Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys *Llanfihangel Penbedw, a former parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire *Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys *Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, on the Isle of Anglesey * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, a community in Gwynedd * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Dolbenmaen, a village in the community of Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel-y-Rug is nowaday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanddewi Ystradenny
Llanddewi Ystradenni is a community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the Community at the 2011 census was 310. Centred on the village of Llanddewi, it also includes the hamlet of Heartsease. The motte and bailey fortification of Buddugre Castle Buddugre Castle (sometimes referred to as Tomen Bedd-Ugre, Castell Cwm Aran, Tomen Bedd Turc and Bedd-y-gre) was a motte and bailey defensive fortification overlooking the River Ithon, located in the community of Llanddewi Ystradenny, in Radnorshir ..., overlooking the Afon Ithon, is also within the community. References External links * Communities in Powys {{Wales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanbister
Llanbister is a small village and community with a 2011 population of 382 in Powys, mid Wales, in the historic county of Radnorshire. Facilities The village is not directly served by a railway station: the nearest is Llanbister Road railway station which is about 5 miles east of the village. It is served by a bus service (the T4 operated by Stagecoach Wales) which connects Cardiff to Newtown via Merthyr Tydfil, Brecon, Builth Wells and Llandrindod Wells. Llanbister is situated on the A483 main road from Newtown to Llandrindod Wells, at its junction with the B4356 road. It also lies next to the River Ithon which flows southward just west of the village. In the past, there was a police station in Llanbister, on the north west outskirts of the village, but this has since been sold off as private housing. Other facilities include a primary school, Llanbister C P School, a children's play area and a 200-person capacity community hall built in 1996 which has a stage and a 6.25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanbadarn Fynydd
Llanbadarn Fynydd (meaning ''Church of Padarn in the mountain'') is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, and is from Cardiff and from London. The community includes the villages of Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llananno and Llaithddu. In 2011 the population of Llanbadarn Fynydd was 306 with 8.8% of them able to speak Welsh. Castell y Blaidd Medieval Settlement lies nearby as well as Coventry Round Barrow and Moel Dod Round Barrow. The New Inn is a former 17th-century coaching inn, now a family-run pub and restaurant. It lies on the A483 road which runs from Swansea to Chester. See also *List of localities in Wales by population The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ... References Communities in Powys Villages in Powys {{Powys-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascob
Cascob ( cy, Casgob) is a small village in Powys. It is located in a valley five miles to the south-west of Knighton. The village is part of Whitton, Powys. The village is situated to the east of Radnor Forest, an area of moorland just within Wales. It also lies to the north-west of the small border town of Kington. In 1086, when the Domesday Book was compiled, Cascob was listed with no recorded population but within the hundred of Leintwardine. Additionally, it was counted under both Herefordshire and Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to .... References External links Cascobat Vision of Britain Villages in Powys {{Powys-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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