Welshpool
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Welshpool ( ) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn. The community, which also includes Cloddiau and Pool Quay, has a population of 6,664 (as of the 2011 United Kingdom census), with the town having 5,948. There are many examples of Georgian architecture within the town. Powis Castle is located to the north.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Welshpool
- UK place.welsh_name
- Y Trallwng
- UK place.static_image_name
- Broad Street, Welshpool.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Broad Street looking towards Welshpool Town Hall
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Powys
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Powys
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Montgomeryshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
- UK place.post_town
- WELSHPOOL
- UK place.postcode_area
- SY
- UK place.postcode_district
- SY21
- UK place.dial_code
- 01938
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ225075
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 24.23
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 39
- UK place.population
- 6764
- UK place.population_ref
- (Estimate)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Y Trallwng
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Powys
- Population
- 6269
- Body of water
- River Severn
- Capital of
- Powys Wenwynwyn
- Image
- High Street, Welshpool - geograph.org.uk - 212594.jpg
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- Commons category
- Welshpool
- topic's main category
- Category:Welshpool
- OS grid reference
- SJ225075
- postal code
- SY21
- P12749
- Jardin Rosa Mir
- historic county
- Montgomeryshire
- P8168
- title
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- History
- Population
- Villages
- Historic buildings
- Governance
- Transport
- Economy
- Education
- Sport
- Notable people
- Sport
- Gallery
- Notes
- External links
Welshpool ( ) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn. The community, which also includes Cloddiau and Pool Quay, has a population of 6,664 (as of the 2011 United Kingdom census), with the town having 5,948. There are many examples of Georgian architecture within the town. Powis Castle is located to the north.
==Toponym== Y Trallwng is the Welsh language name of the town. It means "the marshy or sinking land". In English it was initially known as Pool but its name was changed to Welshpool in 1835 to distinguish it from the English town of Poole in Dorset.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Welshpool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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