Powys
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Powys is a county and preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to the east; Monmouthshire,
Montgomery Castle geograph.org.uk 1923084
Hay on Wye Clock Tower 02
Craig Goch Dam Powys
Llanidloes Without, Sculpture by Lewis Clarke
Kingdom of Powys
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The Kingdom of Powys was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. It very roughly covered the northern tw
Powys
…areas, Mynydd Epynt and Radnor Forest. The only extensive area of flat land in Powys is the region northeast of Welshpool. The county is named after the Kingdom of Powys, which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. Powys…
Powys landscape near Foel
Approximate extent of Powys before division in 1160
Royal seat of the princes of Powys Fadog, at Castell Dinas Bran, near Llangollen
Royal seat of the princes of Powys Wenwynwyn, at Powis Castle, near Welshpool