Powys
Powys is an administrative county in Wales , over 2000 sq. m. in size. It covers the areas of the traditional counties of Montgomeryshire , Radnorshire and Brecknockshire . It was created in the local government reform of 1974 , and originally had Montgomery and Radnor and Brecknock as districts under it. In 1996 it became a unitary authority , with a minor border adjustment in the north-east.
This area is named after the older Welsh kingdom of Powys , which occupied roughly the same area, and came to an end when it was absorbed into the kingdom of Gwynedd by Hywel Dda .
Powys from 1974-1996
Towns and villages
Abercynafon
Brecon , Builth Wells , Bwlch
Caersws , Crickhowell
Four Crosses, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys , Four Crosses, Oswestry, Powys , Fron, Llandrindod Wells, Powys , Fron, Welshpool, Powys , Fron, Montgomery, Powys
Garth , Glyntawe
Hay-on-Wye
Knighton
Little London , Llandrindod Wells , Llanfair Caereinion , Llanfyllin , Llangammarch Wells , Llangurig , Llanidloes , Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant , Llanstephan , Llanwrtyd Wells , Llanymynech
Machynlleth , Middletown , Milford
Newbridge-on-Wye , New Mills , New Radnor , Newtown
Penpont, Powys , Pontdolgoch , Presteigne
Rhayader
Sennybridge
Trecastle
Walton , Welshpool
Ystradfellte , Ystradgynlais
Places of interest
The Black Mountains
Brecknock Museum , Brecon
Brecon Caer Roman Fort
Several large cave systems -- Ogof Draenen , Ogof Ffynnon Ddu , Agen Allwedd , Ogof y Daren Cilau , Ogof Craig a Ffynnon
Celtica exhibition, Machynlleth
Centre for Alternative Technology , Machynlleth
The Elan Valley , including the Elan Valley Reservoirs -- Claerwen Reservoir , Craig-goch Reservoir , Penygarreg Reservoir , Garreg-ddu Reservoir , Caban-coch Reservoir , Afon Claerwen
The Lake Vyrnwy Sculpture Trail
Llandrindod Wells Museum
Llanidloes Museum
Newtown Textile Museum
Powysland Museum , Welshpool
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Radnor Forest
Tretower Castle
The Welsh National Cycle Route
The Wye Valley Walk from Chepstow to Rhayader
Offa's Dyke Path
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