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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. [1]

26 relations: A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Caereinion, Cantref, Gwenwynwyn ap Owain, Gwynllyw, John, King of England, Kingdom of Gwynedd, Kingdom of Powys, Llanfair Caereinion, Llywelyn the Great, Madog ap Maredudd, Maredudd ap Bleddyn, Mid Wales, Motte-and-bailey castle, Owain Cyfeiliog, Pengwern, Powys, Powys Wenwynwyn, River Banwy, River Vyrnwy, Robert de Vieuxpont, Roman Britain, Viroconium Cornoviorum, Welshpool, Wroxeter.

A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

List of A roads in zone 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5 (roads beginning with 4).

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Bleddyn ap Cynfyn

Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (Bledẏnt uab Kẏnỽẏn; 1073), sometimes spelled Blethyn, was an 11th-century Welsh king.

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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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Cantref

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

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Gwenwynwyn ap Owain

Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog (died c. 1216) was the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.

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Gwynllyw

Saint Gwynllyw Milwr or Gwynllyw Farfog, known in English in a corrupted form as Woolos the Warrior or Woolos the Bearded (Gundleus, Gundleius or Gwenleue; 450 – 500 AD) was a Welsh king and religious figure.

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John, King of England

John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland (Norman French: Johan sanz Terre), was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

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Kingdom of Gwynedd

The Principality or Kingdom of Gwynedd (Medieval Latin: Venedotia or Norwallia; Middle Welsh: Guynet) was one of several successor states to the Roman Empire that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.

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Kingdom of Powys

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.

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Llanfair Caereinion

Llanfair Caereinion is a small town in Powys, Wales upon the River Banwy (also known as the River Einion), around 8 miles west of Welshpool.

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Llywelyn the Great

Llywelyn the Great (Llywelyn Fawr), full name Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, (c. 117311 April 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales.

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Madog ap Maredudd

Madog ap Maredudd (Madawg mab Maredud, Madawc mab Maredut; died 1160) was the last Prince of the entire Kingdom of Powys, Wales and for a time held the Fitzalan Lordship of Oswestry.

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Maredudd ap Bleddyn

Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1047 – 9 February 1132) was a prince and later King of Powys in eastern Wales.

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Mid Wales

Mid Wales (Canolbarth Cymru or simply Y Canolbarth "The Midlands") is the name given to the central region of Wales.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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Owain Cyfeiliog

Owain ap Gruffydd (c. 1130–1197) was a prince of the southern part of Powys and a poet.

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Pengwern

Pengwern was a Brythonic settlement of sub-Roman Britain situated in what is now the English county of Shropshire, adjoining the modern Welsh border.

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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 Wenwynwyn

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

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River Banwy

The River Banwy is a river about 30 km long in NW Powys in Wales.

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River Vyrnwy

The River Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy) is a river which flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England.

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Robert de Vieuxpont

Robert de Vieuxpont (died 1227/8) (alias Vipont, also Veteripont Latinized to de Vetere Ponte ("from the Old Bridge")) was an Anglo-Norman landowner and administrator in the north of England.

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Roman Britain

Roman Britain (Britannia or, later, Britanniae, "the Britains") was the area of the island of Great Britain that was governed by the Roman Empire, from 43 to 410 AD.

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Viroconium Cornoviorum

Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman town, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about east-south-east of Shrewsbury.

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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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Wroxeter

Wroxeter is a village in Shropshire, England.

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References

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

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