Montgomeryshire
Powys is a principal area in Mid Wales. It consists of the historic counties of Brecknockshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 62,000 residents
- Description: historic county of Wales
- Also known as: “County of Montgomery”, “District of Montgomeryshire”, “Drefaldwyn”, and “Montgomery”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Montgomery Castle and Hen Domen.
Montgomery Castle
Castle
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
Montgomery Castle is a stone castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, Mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England.
Hen Domen
Forest
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hen Domen Welsh, meaning "old mound", is the site of a medieval timber motte-and-bailey castle in Powys, Wales. It is the site of the original Montgomery Castle, and was built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070.
Ffridd Faldwyn
Archaeological site
Photo: Tyssul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ffridd Faldwyn is an Iron Age hillfort in northern Powys, in the former county of Montgomeryshire, It is sited on a prominent hill west of Montgomery, close to but higher than Montgomery Castle, overlooking the River Severn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montgomery and Forden.
Montgomery
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Montgomery is a market town in Powys. Montgomery has retained an "unspoilt" feel, with some fine examples of Georgian and early Victorian architecture.
Forden
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Cragg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forden is a village near Welshpool in Powys, Wales, formerly in the historic county of Montgomeryshire. It forms part of the community of Forden with Leighton and Trelystan with the neighbouring settlements of Trelystan, Leighton and Kingswood. Forden is situated 3 miles north of Montgomeryshire.
Llandyssil
Village
Photo: Paul Beaman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandyssil is a village in the community of Abermule with Llandyssil, in Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire. It is about two miles from the town of Montgomery.
Montgomeryshire
- Categories: historic county of Wales, historic county of the United Kingdom, and district of Wales
- Location: Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Montgomeryshire” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Montqomerişir qraflığı”
- Basque: “Montgomeryshire”
- Belarusian: “Мантгомэрышыр”
- Breton: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Bulgarian: “Монтгомъришър”
- Catalan: “Montgomeryshire”
- Catalan: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Catalan: “Sir Faldwyn”
- Catalan: “Sir Trefaldwyn”
- Cebuano: “Montgomeryshire”
- Chinese: “蒙哥馬利#英國”
- Chinese: “蒙哥馬利郡”
- Czech: “Montgomeryshire”
- Dutch: “Montgomeryshire”
- French: “District du Montgomeryshire”
- French: “Montgomeryshire”
- Galician: “Montgomeryshire”
- Galician: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- German: “Montgomeryshire”
- German: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Haitian: “Montgomeryshire”
- Indonesian: “Montgomeryshire”
- Indonesian: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Irish: “Montgomeryshire”
- Irish: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Italian: “Montgomeryshire”
- Japanese: “モンゴメリーシャー”
- Japanese: “モントゴメリーシャー”
- Kurdish: “Montgomeryshire”
- Latin: “Montgomeriensis comitatus”
- Northern Frisian: “Montgomeryshire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Montgomeryshire”
- Norwegian: “Montgomeryshire”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Montgomeryshire”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Muntgumaricsċīr”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Muntgumniscir”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Muntgumniscīr”
- Polish: “Montgomeryshire”
- Portuguese: “Montgomeryshire”
- Russian: “Монтгомеришир”
- Scots: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Montgomeryshire”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Slovenian: “County of Montgomery”
- Slovenian: “Grofija Montgomery”
- Slovenian: “Montgomeryshire”
- Spanish: “Montgomeryshire”
- Swedish: “Montgomeryshire”
- Ukrainian: “Монтгомерішир”
- Venetian: “contea de Montgomery”
- Welsh: “Montgomeryshire”
- Welsh: “Sir Drefaldwyn”
- Welsh: “Sir Faldwyn”
- Welsh: “Sir Trefaldwyn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hendomen and Weston Madoc.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Town Hill and Hen Domen.
Powys: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Brecon, Welshpool, Newtown, and Hay-on-Wye.
Curious Places to Discover
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