Knighton
Knighton is a market town and community on the River Teme in Powys, Wales. It is located on the England–Wales border, and a small part of the town, including its railway station, lies over the border in the Shropshire parish of Stowe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Knighton railway station and Church of St Michael.
Knighton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Maxburgoyne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knighton railway station serves the border market town of Knighton in Powys, Wales, although the station itself is located in Shropshire, England. It lies 32+1⁄2 miles south west of Shrewsbury on the Heart of Wales Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stowe and Milebrook.
Stowe
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stowe or Stow is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish has a border with Wales and the Welsh town of Knighton is less than two miles to the southwest of the village; a very small part of the town actually lies within Stowe parish and Shropshire.
Knighton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3376° or 52° 20′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.0292° or 3° 1′ 45″ westElevation
794 feet (242 metres)Open location code
9C4R8XQC+28GeoNames ID
7292188
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