Presteigne

Presteigne is an ancient market town in the county of Powys in North Wales. Presteigne is considered by Country Life magazine editor Clive Aslet to be one of Britain's top 10 small towns.

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Type: Town with 2,060 residents
Description: town and community in Powys, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Llanandras”, “Presteigh”, and “Presteign”
Postal code: LD8

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shire Hall and St Andrew’s Church.

Shire Hall

Museum

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The Shire Hall is a municipal structure in Broad Street, Presteigne, Powys, Wales. The building incorporates a well-preserved courtroom and a museum known as "the Judge's Lodging". Once the judicial centre for Radnorshire, is a Grade II* listed building.

St Andrew’s Church

Church

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St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Presteigne, Powys, Wales. It was first constructed in the 9th century by the Anglo-Saxons and retains elements of the original Anglo-Saxon church within a Norman renovation and later Victorian restoration.

Presteigne Library

Library

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Combe and Titley.

Combe

Hamlet

Combe is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire on the border with Wales. The village lies 4 km east of Presteigne near the confluence of the Hindwell Brook and the River Lugg.

Titley

Village

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Titley is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It lies on the B4355 between Kington and Presteigne. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 167, increasing to 261 at the 2011 Census. Titley is situated 3 miles southeast of Presteigne.