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.
Offa's Dyke
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Offa's Dyke is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa, the Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from 757 to 796 CE, who is traditio
Welsh Marches
…and Herefordshire. As the power of Mercia grew, a string of garrisoned market towns such as Shrewsbury and Hereford defined the borderlands as much as Offa's Dyke, a stronger and longer boundary earthwork erected by order of Offa of Mercia between AD 757 and 796. The Dyke still exists, and can best be seen at…
Offa's Dyke near Presteigne, Powys
Offa's Dyke Centre at Knighton, Powys