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Powys (/ ˈ p oʊ ɪ s, ˈ p aʊ ɪ s / POH-iss, POW-iss, [4] Welsh:) is a county and preserved county in Wales. [a] It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to the east; Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Neath Port Talbot to the south; and Carmarthenshire and ...
Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 68 elected councillors representing 60 council wards. Although it is a unitary authority , the highway functions of the council, along with the allocation of small grants, are delegated to the three Shire Committees.
The Kingdom of Powys (Welsh pronunciation:; Latin: Regnum Poysiae) was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. It very roughly covered the northern two-thirds of the modern county of Powys and part of today's English West Midlands (see map
The boundary between West Glamorgan and Powys was further modified on 1 April 2005 as a result of boundary changes between Ystalyfera and Ystradgynlais. [4] The boundary between Mid Glamorgan and Powys was further modified on 1 April 2010 to reflect the 2009 local government boundary changes in the area around Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil. [5]
County Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Sir Llandrindod) is a municipal building in Llandrindod Wells, Wales. It is the headquarters of Powys County Council. History The Pump ...
This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Powys, Wales. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2020
County Caernarfon: Conwy [f] 1996 114,290 102 260 1,126 435 County borough Conwy: Denbighshire: Sir Ddinbych 1996 [b] 96,558 115 300 837 323 County Ruthin: Monmouthshire: Sir Fynwy 1996 [b] 93,886 111 290 849 328 County Usk: Torfaen: 1996 92,860 739 1,910 126 49 County borough Pontypool: Ceredigion [g] 1996 71,610 40 100 1,785 689 County ...
Powys is a county and preserved county in Wales.It covers an area of 5,180 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) [1] and in 2021 the population was approximately 133,600. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.