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Montgomeryshire

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Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town") is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. [1]

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Abermule

Abermule (Aber-miwl) is a village lying on the River Severn 6 km (4 miles) northeast of Newtown in Powys, mid Wales.

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Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth (Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre, and holiday resort within Ceredigion, West Wales, often colloquially known as Aber.

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Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of land and breeding of animals and plants to provide food, fiber, medicinal plants and other products to sustain and enhance life.

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Area committee

Many large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the area covered by the council.

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Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales (Trenau Arriva Cymru) (ATW) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the Wales & Borders franchise.

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Arwystli

Arwystli was a cantref in mid Wales in mediaeval times, located in the headland of the River Severn.

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Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.

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Bryntail lead mine

Bryntail lead mine is a disused lead mine near Llanidloes in Powys, Wales.

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Cadair Berwyn

Cadair Berwyn or Cader Berwyn is a mountain summit in north east Wales.

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Caereinion

Caereinion (fort of Einion) was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys, or possibly it was a commote (cwmwd) within a cantref called Llŷs Wynaf.

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Caersws

Caersws (Caersŵs) is a village and community on the River Severn, in the Welsh county of Powys, west of Newtown, and halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury.

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Cambrian Line

The Cambrian Line (Welsh: Rheilffordd y Cambrian) is a railway that runs from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Aberystwyth (in Ceredigion) and Pwllheli (in Gwynedd), both on the west coast of Wales.

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Cantref

A cantref (plural cantrefi) was a medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law.

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Cedewain

Cedewain (or Cydewain) was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys.

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Centre for Alternative Technology

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) (Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen) is an eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, dedicated to demonstrating and teaching sustainable development.

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Ceredigion

Ceredigion is a county in the Mid Wales area of Wales and previously was a minor kingdom.

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Ceri

Ceri is a small town in the Lazio (central Italy), a frazione of the comune of Cerveteri, in the province of Rome.

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Chapman code

Chapman codes are a set of 3-letter codes used in genealogy to identify the administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

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Commote

A commote (Welsh cwmwd, sometimes spelt in older documents as cymwd, plural cymydau, less frequently cymydoedd),Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (University of Wales Dictionary), p. 643 was a secular division of land in Medieval Wales.

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County town

A county town in Great Britain or Ireland is usually, but not always, the location of administrative or judicial functions within the county.

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Cyfeiliog

Cyfeiliog was a medieval commote in the cantref of Cynan of the Kingdom of Powys.

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Cynan

Cynan (also spelled Conan or Kenan) is a Welsh masculine given name.

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Denbighshire (historic)

Historic Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych) is one of thirteen traditional counties in Wales, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which covers an area in north east Wales.

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Deuddwr

Deuddwr (Confluence, literally: two waters) was a medieval commote (cwmwd) in the cantref of Ystlyg in the Kingdom of Powys.

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District of Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire District Council or Montgomeryshire (Maldwyn) was, from 1974 to 1996, one of three districts of the county of Powys, Wales.

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Dolforwyn Castle

Dolforwyn Castle (Castell Dolforwyn) is a Welsh medieval castle above the village of Abermule, Powys.

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Earl of Shrewsbury

Earl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England–Wales border

The England–Wales border, sometimes the Wales–England border or the Anglo-Welsh border, is the border between England and Wales, two constituent countries of the United Kingdom.

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Forestry

Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human and environment benefits.

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High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire

The office of High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire was established in 1541 since when a High Sheriff was appointed annually until 1974 when the office was transformed into that of High Sheriff of Powys as part of the creation of Powys from the amalgamation of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.

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Historic counties of Wales

The historic counties of Wales are sub-divisions of Wales.

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History of local government in Wales

The history of local government Wales in a recognisably modern form emerged during the late 19th century.

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History of Wales

The history of Wales begins with the arrival of human beings in the region thousands of years ago.

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Irish Sea

The Irish Sea (Muir Éireann / An Mhuir Mheann, Y Keayn Yernagh, Erse Sea, Muir Èireann, Ulster-Scots: Airish Sea, Môr Iwerddon) separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain; linked to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland in the north by the Straits of Moyle.

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Lake Vyrnwy

Lake Vyrnwy (Llyn Efyrnwy, or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s to supply Liverpool with fresh water.

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Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542

The Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (Y Deddfau Cyfreithiau yng Nghymru 1535 a 1542) were parliamentary measures by which Wales became a full and equal part of the Kingdom of England and the legal system of England was extended to Wales and the norms of English administration introduced.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Llanidloes

Llanidloes is a town on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), Wales.

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Llwyngwern railway station

Llwyngwern was a station on the Corris Railway in Wales, built to serve the hamlet of Pantperthog and the residents of Plas Llwyngwern, where a daughter of the 5th Marquess of Londonderry lived with her husband.

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Local government in Wales

Since 1 April 1996, Wales has been divided into 22 single-tier principal areas for local government purposes.

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Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire

The following is a list of people who have held the title of Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire.

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Machynlleth

Machynlleth, sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn).

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Maelienydd

Maelienydd, sometimes spelt Maeliennydd, was a cantref and lordship in east central Wales covering the area from the River Teme to Radnor Forest and the area around Llandrindod Wells.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labour and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation.

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Mathrafal

Mathrafal near Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales, was the seat of the Kings and Princes of Powys probably from the 9th century until its destruction in 1212 by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great) of Gwynedd.

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Mawddwy

Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London.

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Mechain

Mechain was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys.

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Meifod

Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small village and electoral ward 7 miles north-west of Welshpool in Powys, mid Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy.

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Merionethshire

Merionethshire or Merioneth (Meirionnydd or Sir Feirionnydd) is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.

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Mochnant

Mochnant (Promontory) was a medieval cantref or commote (cwmwd) (sources disagree) in the Kingdom of Powys.

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MOMA, Wales

MOMA Wales or Museum of Modern Art, Wales is an arts centre and gallery adjacent to Y Tabernacl (The Tabernacle) in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales.

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Montgomery Castle

Montgomery Castle (Castell Trefaldwyn) is a stone masonry castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, Mid Wales.

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Montgomery, Powys

Montgomery (Trefaldwyn; meaning "the town of Baldwin") is a town in the Welsh Marches, administratively in the Welsh county of Powys.

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Montgomeryshire (Assembly constituency)

Montgomeryshire is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Montgomeryshire County Council election, 1889

The first elections to the Montgomeryshire County Council were held in January 1889.

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Newtown, Powys

Newtown (Y Drenewydd) is the largest town in the county of Powys, Wales.

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Offa's Dyke

Offa's Dyke (Clawdd Offa) is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the current border between England and Wales.

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Powis Castle

Powis Castle (Castell Powys) is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country mansion near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales.

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Powys

Powys is a principal area, a county and one of the preserved counties of Wales.

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Powys County Council

Powys County Council (Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales.

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Powys Wenwynwyn

Powys Wenwynwyn or Powys Cyfeiliog was a Welsh kingdom which existed during the high middle ages.

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Radnorshire

Radnor or Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed) is a sparsely populated area, one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales.

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Richard Gwyn (martyr)

Saint Richard Gwyn (ca. 1537 – 15 October 1584), also known by his anglicised name, Richard White, was a Welsh school teacher.

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River Dovey

The River Dyfi (Afon Dyfi in Welsh) is a river in Mid Wales.

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River Severn

The River Severn (Afon Hafren, Sabrina) is a river in the United Kingdom.

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Roger de Montgomery

Roger de Montgomery (died 1094), also known as Roger the Great de Montgomery, was the first Earl of Shrewsbury, and Earl of Arundel, Sussex.

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Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is a teaching hospital in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Shropshire

Shropshire (alternatively Salop; abbreviated, in print only, Shrops; demonym Salopian) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south.

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Spergula arvensis

Spergula arvensis, the corn spurry, is a species of plant in the genus Spergula.

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The Old Bell Museum

The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of Powys.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

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Townships in Montgomeryshire

Townships in Montgomeryshire are divisions of the ancient parishes of the county of Montgomery.

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Treaty of Montgomery

The Treaty of Montgomery was an Anglo-Cambrian treaty signed on 29 September 1267 in Montgomeryshire by which Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was acknowledged as Prince of Wales by King Henry III of England (r. 1216–1272).

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Trefeglwys

Trefeglwys is a village in north Powys, Mid Wales, within the traditional county of Montgomeryshire.

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Tumulus

A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

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Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

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United Kingdom census, 2011

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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Vice-county

A vice-county (vice county or biological vice-county) is a geographical division of the British Isles used for the purposes of biological recording and other scientific data-gathering.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Welshpool

Welshpool (Y Trallwng) is a town in Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire, but currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.

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William the Conqueror

William I (c. 1028Bates William the Conqueror p. 33 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087.

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Y Gorddwr

Y Gorddwr (or Corddwr) (The Upper Water) was a medieval commote (cwmwd) in the cantref of Ystlyg in the Kingdom of Powys.

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Ystlyg

Ystlyg (page or open country) was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys.

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Ystrad Marchell

Ystrad Marchell sometimes Strad Marchell (Vale of Marchell) was a medieval commote (cwmwd) in the cantref of Ystlyg in the Kingdom of Powys.

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County Montgomery, County of Montgomery, Sir Drefaldwyn.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomeryshire

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