Montgomery, Powys
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Montgomery is a town and community in Powys, Wales. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Montgomeryshire to which it gives its name, and it is within the Welsh Marches border area. The town centre lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the England–Wales border. Montgomery Castle was started in 1223 and its parish church in 1227. Other locations in the town include The Old Bell Museum, the Offa's Dyke Path, the Robber's Grave and the town wall. The large Iron Age hill fort of Ffridd Faldwyn is sited northwest of the town and west of the Castle.
View of Montgomery with Montgomery Castle in the background
Montgomery Castle from the south
View of St Nicholas's Church from the nearby Montgomery Castle
Montgomery Town Hall, Broad Street
Welsh Marches
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The Welsh Marches is an imprecisely defined area along the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods.
Offa's Dyke near Clun in Shropshire
A Class 175 'Coradia' running through currently closed Dinmore railway station, Herefordshire on the Welsh Marches Line on an Arriva Trains Wales service.