Powys
Powys is an administrative area in
Wales, over 2000 sq. m. in size, and covering the counties of
Montgomeryshire,
Radnorshire and
Brecknockshire.
This area is named after the older Welsh kingdom of Powys, which occupied roughly the same area, which came to an end when it was absorbed into the kingdom of
Gwynedd by
Hywel Dda.
Towns and villages
- Abercynafon
- Brecon, Builth Wells
- Four Crosses, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Four Crosses, Oswestry, Powys, Fron, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Fron, Welshpool, Powys, Fron, Montgomery, Powys
- Garth, Glyntawe
- Little London, Llandrindod Wells, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfyllin, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Llanstephan, Llanwrtyd Wells
- Machynlleth, Middletown, Milford
- Newbridge-on-Wye, New Mills, Newtown
- Penpont, Powys, Presteigne
- Rhayader
- Sennybridge
- Trecastle
- Walton, Welshpool
- Ystradgynlais
Places of interest
- Black Mountains
- Brecknock Museum, Brecon
- Brecon Caer Roman Fort
- Celtica exhibition, Machynlleth
- Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth
- Elan Valley Reservoirs - Claerwen Reservoir, Craig-goch Reservoir, Penygarreg Reservoir, Garreg-ddu Reservoir, Caban-coch Reservoir, Afon Claerwen
- Lake Vyrnwy Sculpture Trail
- Llandrindod Wells Museum
- Llanidloes Museum
- Newtown Textile Museum
- Powysland Museum, Welshpool
- Radnor Forest
- Tretower Castle
- Welsh National Cycle Route
- Wye Valley Walk from Chepstow to Rhayader
- Offa's Dyke Path