Maelor
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The Maelor is an area of north-east Wales along the border with England. It is now entirely part of Wrexham County Borough. The name Maelor is an old Welsh word: it can be translated as "land of the p
Medieval commotes of Wales, with Maelor, only covering English Maelor in the north-east.
Northern Powys (medieval)
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Northern Powys or Powys Fadog, was the northern portion of the Kingdom of Powys following that kingdom's dissolution in 1160. The lords of northern Powys had their royal seat at Castell Dinas Brân and
Maelor
…died in 1160 and the kingdom was subdivided amongst his heirs. By the early 13th century, when it was part of the lands of Madog ap Gruffydd, Prince of Powys Fadog, the Maelor was divided into two parts. Maelor Gymraeg ("Welsh Maelor"), also known by the English name Bromfield, lay west of the river Dee and was…
Dinas Bran from Llangollen by Richard Wilson, 1771. Painting of Castle Dinas Bran, was the royal seat of the princes of Powys Fadog
Dinas Brân (top left), the capital of northern Powys viewed from the north west
Valle Crucis Abbey, religious center of Powys Fadog