Presteigne
Videos
Presteigne is a town and community on the south bank of the River Lugg in Powys, Wales. The town is located on the England–Wales border, which surrounds it to the north, east and south. Nearby towns a
Presteigne High Street
Presteigne viewed from Stapleton Hill (August 2007)
The Shire Hall, Presteigne; photographed by Percy Benzie Abery c. 1910s
The Assembly Rooms
Radnorshire
Videos
Radnorshire was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974, later becoming a district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It covered a sparsely populated area,
Presteigne
…The community has a population of 2,710; the built-up area had a population of 2,056. Presteigne was formerly the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire. Despite being in Wales, it is part of the diocese of Hereford in the Church of England. The town probably began as a small settlement around a Minster…
Shire Hall, Presteigne
County Buildings, Llandrindod Wells: County Council's headquarters 1909–1950
The former Gwalia Hotel in Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells: headquarters of Radnorshire County Council from 1950 to 1974
The Gwalia, Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells