Visit Newtown, Powys Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Newtown, Powys

  

Newtown, Powys Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Newtown, Powys

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Newtown, Powys history

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Edward I commissioned Roger de Montgomerie to construct a centre for the hamlet of Llanfair-yng-Nghedewain. Being situated near a River Severn ford below the Long Bridge gave Newtown its original Welsh name. Town grew in the 18th and 19th centuries around the textile and flannel industry.

Newtown, Powys etymology

Both the English and Welsh names for the town mean “new town”, the Welsh version with addition of the definite article. The Welsh version of the name means “new town”

Newtown, Powys geography / climate

Newtown lies about 8 miles (13 km) from the Wales-England border. It is surrounded by small villages, often referred to collectively as the Newtown area. The villages include Aberhafesp, Adfa, Bettws Cedewain, Bwlch-y-ffridd, Cefn-gwyn, Dolfor, Glanmule, Kerry, Llanllwchaiarn and Llanwyddelan.

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16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Newtown, Powys places to visit

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Newtown, Powys has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Newtown, Powys’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Newtown, Powys’s information audio spots:

Cambrian Mills Cambrian Mills was a complex of woollen mill buildings in Newtown, Powys, Wales, that operated from 1856 to 1912. At one time the mill complex was the largest woollen manufacturer in Wales.

Montgomery County Infirmary Montgomery County Infirmary is a health facility in Newtown, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.

St Llwchaiarn’s Church, Llanllwchaiarn Llanllwchaiarn’s church was the parish church of the community of Newtown. It is now within the historic county of Montgomeryshire in Powys. The church occupies a position on rising ground overlooking the river Severn. The present church was rebuilt in 1816.

Penarth (Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn) Penarth is a timber-framed house set back from the A483 road near to Newtown and close to the banks of the river Severn. It is within the parish of Llanllwchaiarn, within the historic county of Montgomeryshire, which now forms part of Powys.

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