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Penstrowed
Penstrowed is a historic Montgomeryshire parish to the west of Newtown, now in Powys, Wales . Description Penstrowed is situated in the river Severn valley. The founder of the church, Saint Gwrhai was a 5th-century saint who is supposed to have been buried in the churchyard. The Penstrowed Quarry was an important source for local stone and was used for building the Caersws workhouse. It was later acquired by Montgomeryshire County Council and a railway siding connecting the quarry to Cambrian main line laid in 1902 and closed in May 1937. Penstrowed now claims to be 'The smallest hamlet in Wales'. It is governed by the Mochdre with Penstrowed Community Council. Eiluned Lewis (1900–1979), a Welsh novelist, poet, and journalist came from the town. Church The church of Saint Gwrhai is a very small single-chamber church with bellcote and S porch. Neatly rebuilt in 1864 by Edward Jones. Decorated period east and west windows, with stained glass by James Powell and Sons The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mochdre, Powys
Mochdre () is a small village and larger community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community includes Penstrowed (which claims to be the smallest hamlet in Wales) and the much larger settlement of Stepaside. The community had a population of 494 as of the 2011 UK Census. Geography About southwest of Newtown, it is near the River Severn. Its tributary, Mochdre Brook runs through the village in a narrow steep-sided valley. Name The name means "pigs settlement", from ''moch'', meaning pigs, and ''tre'' for settlement or town. It is possible that the name refers to Mochdre in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion, the tale of '' Math, son of Mathonwy'', where Gwydion takes the pigs of Pryderi, staying overnight between the nearby commote of Ceri and Arwystli. History In 1872, it was a parish in the Newtown district called Moughtrey or Mochtref, with Eskirgilog and Moughtreyllan townships. At that time, there were 95 houses, a population of 526, and was 5,025 acres. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiluned Lewis
Janet Eiluned Lewis (1 November 1900 – 15 April 1979) was a Welsh novelist, poet, and journalist. Early life and education Janet Eiluned Lewis was born in Penstrowed near Newtown, Montgomeryshire, the daughter of Eveline Griffiths and Hugh Lewis. Her father had a tannery business, and her mother was a teacher before marriage, and later a county councillor and justice of the peace.The Milford Hall Collection Newtown. Powys. The Lewis family had a close friendship with writer . He visited for holidays at Glanhafren, the Lewis's home on the banks of the |
Saint Gwrhai
Saint Gwrhai was a 5th-century saint of Wales. He is known from a 10th-century hagiography and is of disputed historicity. He was reputedly the founder of the Church at Penystrywad, Montgomeryshire, and one at Caerleon. He was a colleague of Deiniol and was a son of Caw of Strathclyde King Caw or Cawn (fl. 495–501 AD) was a semi-legendary king of Strathclyde in Scotland. Very little hard fact is known of him. He flourished in the ''Hen Ogledd'' Period of Sub-Roman Britain and ruled from a castle at ''Alt Clut''. Legend holds .... He is supposedly buried in the churchyard at Penystrywad. Montgomeryshire Churches Survey. References 5th-century Welsh people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powys
Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. Geography Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire, and part of Denbighshire (historic), historic Denbighshire. With an area of about , it is now the largest administrative area in Wales by land and area (Dyfed was until 1996 before several Preserved counties of Wales, former counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 were abolished). It is bounded to the north by Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham County Borough; to the west by Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; to the east by Shropshire and Herefordshire; and to the south by Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Caerphilly County Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Montgomeryshire ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn) is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election. The Montgomeryshire (Senedd constituency), Montgomeryshire Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency). Boundaries The seat is based on the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, in the Subdivisions of Wales, principal area of Powys. One of United Kingdom, Britain's most rural and isolated constituencies, Montgomeryshire elected Liberal or Liberal-affiliated candidates from 1880, until a Conservative victory in the 1979 United Kingdom general election, 1979 general election. In the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 general electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomeryshire (Senedd Constituency)
, constituency_type = Senedd county constituency , parl_name=Senedd, image = , image2 = , caption2 = Montgomeryshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales , year = 1999 , member_label = MS , member = Russell George , party_label = Party , party = Conservative , parts_label = Preserved county , parts = Powys Montgomeryshire ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries 1999 to 2007 The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomeryshire
, HQ= Montgomery , Government= Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)Montgomeryshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin= , Status= , Start= , End= , Code= MGY , CodeName= Chapman code , Replace= Powys , Motto= , Divisions= , DivisionsNames= , DivisionsMap= , Image= , image_caption = Broad Street and Montgomery Town Hall (2001) , Map= , Arms= , Civic= , PopulationFirst= 66,482Vision of Britain �1831 Census/ref> , PopulationFirstYear= 1831 , AreaFirst= , AreaFirstYear= 1831 , DensityFirst= 0.1/acre , DensityFirstYear= 1831 , PopulationSecond= 63,779 , PopulationSecondYear= 2011 , AreaSecond= , AreaSecondYear= 2011 , DensitySecond= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtown, Powys
Newtown ( cy, Y Drenewydd) is a town in Powys, Wales. It lies on the River Severn in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It was designated a new town in 1967 and saw population growth as firms settled, changing its market town character. Its 2001 population of 10,780 rose to 11,357 at the 2011 census. Newtown was the birthplace of Robert Owen in 1771, whose house stood on the present site of the HSBC Bank.BiographRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> The town has a theatre, Theatr Hafren,Theatre sitRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> and a public gallery, Oriel Davies, displaying contemporary arts and crafts.Gallery sitRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> It is the largest town in Powys and Mid Wales. Etymology Both the English and Welsh names for the town mean "new town", the Welsh version with addition of the definite article. History At the end of the 13th century, Edward I commissioned Roger de Montgomerie to construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severn
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Caersws
Caersws ( cy, Caersŵs; ) is a village and community on the River Severn, in the Welsh county of Powys (Montgomeryshire) west of Newtown, and halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. It has a station on the Cambrian Line from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury. At the 2011 Census, the community had a population of 1,586 – a figure which includes the settlements of Clatter, Llanwnnog and Pontdolgoch. The village itself had a population of slightly over 800. Etymology The name is derived from the Welsh placename elements "Caer-" and "Sŵs". "Caer" translates as "fort" and likely refers to the Roman settlement. The derivation of the second element is less certain. Thomas Pennant and later writers note that the fort was the termination of the Roman Road from Chester (via Meifod), the name of the road was ''Sarn Swsan'' or ''Sarn Swsog'' and it is thought that the town and the road share their etymology. The meaning of Swsan/Swsog is again, uncertain, but two local traditions ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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