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<span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Heraldry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Heraldry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Heraldry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Heraldry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Government</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Attractions</span> </div> </a> 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cathedral"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Cathedral</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cathedral-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cave_systems" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cave_systems"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Cave systems</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cave_systems-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Museums_and_exhibitions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Museums_and_exhibitions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Museums and exhibitions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Museums_and_exhibitions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Walks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Walks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>Walks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Walks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Railways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Railways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>Railways</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Railways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fairtrade" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fairtrade"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Fairtrade</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fairtrade-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet 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Available in 49 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-49" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">49 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3" title="باويس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="باويس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys_K%C5%ABn" title="Powys Kūn – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Powys Kūn" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%81" title="Повіс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Повіс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B8%D1%81" title="Поуис – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Поуис" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Powys" title="Sir Powys – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Sir Powys" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3" title="پویس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پویس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%AC%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4" title="포이스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="포이스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%B8%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AB%D5%BD" title="Պոուիս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Պոուիս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A1" title="פוויס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פוויס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poysia" title="Poysia – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Poysia" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povisas" title="Povisas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Povisas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys_(graafschap)" title="Powys (graafschap) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Powys (graafschap)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9" title="ポーイス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ポーイス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B8%D1%81" title="Поуис – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Поуис" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys" title="Powys – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Powys" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%81" title="Повіс – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Повіс" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%A2%E4%BC%8A%E6%96%AF" title="波伊斯 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" 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class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Powys_County_Council.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Powys"><img alt="Coat of arms of Powys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Arms_of_Powys_County_Council.svg/59px-Arms_of_Powys_County_Council.svg.png" decoding="async" width="59" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Arms_of_Powys_County_Council.svg/88px-Arms_of_Powys_County_Council.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Arms_of_Powys_County_Council.svg/117px-Arms_of_Powys_County_Council.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="728" data-file-height="1238" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh</a>: <i lang="cy">Powys Paradwys Cymru</i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Powys, paradise of Wales'</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Powys_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Powys shown within Wales"><img alt="Powys shown within Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Powys_UK_location_map.svg/250px-Powys_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="353" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Powys_UK_location_map.svg/375px-Powys_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Powys_UK_location_map.svg/500px-Powys_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="924" data-file-height="1305" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Powys shown within <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Powys&params=52_18_N_3_25_W_region:GB_type:adm2nd"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°18′N</span> <span class="longitude">3°25′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.300°N 3.417°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.300; -3.417</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">1 April 1974</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unitary authority</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Local_Government_(Wales)_Act_1994" title="Local Government (Wales) Act 1994">1 April 1996</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Administrative<span class="nowrap"> </span>HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/County_Hall,_Llandrindod_Wells" title="County Hall, Llandrindod Wells">County Hall, Llandrindod Wells</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-Council_leadership_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_leadership-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Wales#Principal_councils" title="Local government in Wales">Principal council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Powys_County_Council" title="Powys County Council">Powys County Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Political_make-up_of_local_councils_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom">Control</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/No_overall_control" title="No overall control">No overall control</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MPs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>2 MPs</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/David_Chadwick_(Liberal_Democrat_politician)" title="David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat politician)">David Chadwick</a> (<a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">LD</a>) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Witherden" title="Steve Witherden">Steve Witherden</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>) </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Senedd" title="Member of the Senedd">MSs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>2 MSs</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/James_Evans_(Welsh_politician)" title="James Evans (Welsh politician)">James Evans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Welsh_Conservatives" title="Welsh Conservatives">C</a>) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Russell_George_(Welsh_politician)" title="Russell George (Welsh politician)">Russell George</a> (<a href="/wiki/Welsh_Conservatives" title="Welsh Conservatives">C</a>) </li></ul> </div> +4 <a href="/wiki/Mid_and_West_Wales_(Senedd_electoral_region)" title="Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)">regional members</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-popstats_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popstats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,000 sq mi (5,181 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Welsh_principal_areas" title="List of Welsh principal areas">1st</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-popstats_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popstats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">133,891</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Welsh_principal_areas" title="List of Welsh principal areas">11th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">70/sq mi (26/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh language</a> <span style="font-weight:normal;">(<a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_census" title="2021 United Kingdom census">2021</a>)</span><div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Speakers</th><td class="infobox-data">16.4%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Welsh_principal_areas_by_percentage_Welsh_language" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language">7th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B0" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+0">UTC+0</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time" title="Greenwich Mean Time">GMT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/British_Summer_Time" title="British Summer Time">BST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB" title="ISO 3166-2:GB">GB-POW</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/GSS_coding_system" title="GSS coding system">GSS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">W06000023</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.powys.gov.uk">www<wbr />.powys<wbr />.gov<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Powys</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>,<span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/aʊ/: 'ou' in 'mouth'">aʊ</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">POH</span>-iss, <span style="font-size:90%">POW</span>-iss</i></a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Welsh:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="cy-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Welsh" title="Help:IPA/Welsh">[ˈpou̯ɪs]</a></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Principal_areas_of_Wales" title="Principal areas of Wales">county</a> and <a href="/wiki/Preserved_counties_of_Wales" title="Preserved counties of Wales">preserved county</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It borders <a href="/wiki/Gwynedd" title="Gwynedd">Gwynedd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denbighshire" title="Denbighshire">Denbighshire</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_County_Borough" title="Wrexham County Borough">Wrexham</a> to the north; the English <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England" title="Ceremonial counties of England">ceremonial counties</a> of <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a> to the east; <a href="/wiki/Monmouthshire" title="Monmouthshire">Monmouthshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blaenau_Gwent" title="Blaenau Gwent">Blaenau Gwent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Tydfil_County_Borough" title="Merthyr Tydfil County Borough">Merthyr Tydfil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caerphilly_County_Borough" title="Caerphilly County Borough">Caerphilly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhondda_Cynon_Taf" title="Rhondda Cynon Taf">Rhondda Cynon Taf</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Neath_Port_Talbot" title="Neath Port Talbot">Neath Port Talbot</a> to the south; and <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ceredigion" title="Ceredigion">Ceredigion</a> to the west. The largest settlement is <a href="/wiki/Newtown,_Powys" title="Newtown, Powys">Newtown</a>, and the administrative centre is <a href="/wiki/Llandrindod_Wells" title="Llandrindod Wells">Llandrindod Wells</a>. </p><p>Powys is the largest and most sparsely populated county in Wales, having an area of 5,181 km<sup>2</sup> (2,000 sq mi) and a population of 133,891 in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-popstats_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popstats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <a href="/wiki/Newtown,_Powys" title="Newtown, Powys">Newtown</a> (11,362), the most populous settlements are <a href="/wiki/Ystradgynlais" title="Ystradgynlais">Ystradgynlais</a> (8,270), <a href="/wiki/Brecon" title="Brecon">Brecon</a> (8,254), and <a href="/wiki/Llandrindod_Wells" title="Llandrindod Wells">Llandrindod Wells</a> (5,602). The county is entirely rural, and characterised by multiple market towns and villages. The <a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh language</a> can be spoken by 16.4% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The county is predominantly hilly and mountainous. To the west lie the <a href="/wiki/Cambrian_Mountains" title="Cambrian Mountains">Cambrian Mountains</a>, where the <a href="/wiki/River_Severn" title="River Severn">River Severn</a> and <a href="/wiki/River_Wye" title="River Wye">River Wye</a> both have their source on the Powys side of the <a href="/wiki/Plynlimon" title="Plynlimon">Plynlimon</a> massif; together with their tributaries they drain most of the county. The southern quarter of the county is occupied by the <a href="/wiki/Brecon_Beacons_National_Park" title="Brecon Beacons National Park">Brecon Beacons</a> (Bannau Brycheiniog) national park, and further north are two more upland areas, <a href="/wiki/Mynydd_Epynt" title="Mynydd Epynt">Mynydd Epynt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Radnor_Forest" title="Radnor Forest">Radnor Forest</a>. The only extensive area of flat land in Powys is the region northwest of Welshpool. </p><p>The county is named after the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Powys" title="Kingdom of Powys">Kingdom of Powys</a>, which was a Welsh <a href="/wiki/Succession_of_states" title="Succession of states">successor state</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petty_kingdom" title="Petty kingdom">petty kingdom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">principality</a> that emerged during the Middle Ages following the <a href="/wiki/End_of_Roman_rule_in_Britain" title="End of Roman rule in Britain">end of Roman rule in Britain</a>. Powys covers the same area as the historic counties of <a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire" title="Montgomeryshire">Montgomeryshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radnorshire" title="Radnorshire">Radnorshire</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brecknockshire" title="Brecknockshire">Brecknockshire</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Powys" title="List of places in Powys">List of places in Powys</a></div> <p>Powys covers the historic counties of <a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire" title="Montgomeryshire">Montgomeryshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Radnorshire" title="Radnorshire">Radnorshire</a>, most of <a href="/wiki/Brecknockshire" title="Brecknockshire">Brecknockshire</a>, and part of <a href="/wiki/Denbighshire_(historic)" title="Denbighshire (historic)">historic Denbighshire</a>. With an area of about 2,000 square miles (5,200 km<sup>2</sup>), it is now the largest administrative area in Wales by land and area (<a href="/wiki/Dyfed" title="Dyfed">Dyfed</a> was until 1996 before several <a href="/wiki/Preserved_counties_of_Wales" title="Preserved counties of Wales">former counties</a> created by the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a> were abolished). It is bounded to the north by <a href="/wiki/Gwynedd" title="Gwynedd">Gwynedd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denbighshire" title="Denbighshire">Denbighshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_County_Borough" title="Wrexham County Borough">Wrexham County Borough</a>; to the west by <a href="/wiki/Ceredigion" title="Ceredigion">Ceredigion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a>; to the east by <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a>; and to the south by <a href="/wiki/Rhondda_Cynon_Taf" title="Rhondda Cynon Taf">Rhondda Cynon Taf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Tydfil_County_Borough" title="Merthyr Tydfil County Borough">Merthyr Tydfil County Borough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caerphilly_County_Borough" title="Caerphilly County Borough">Caerphilly County Borough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blaenau_Gwent" title="Blaenau Gwent">Blaenau Gwent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monmouthshire" title="Monmouthshire">Monmouthshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neath_Port_Talbot" title="Neath Port Talbot">Neath Port Talbot</a>. </p><p>The largest towns are <a href="/wiki/Newtown,_Powys" title="Newtown, Powys">Newtown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ystradgynlais" title="Ystradgynlais">Ystradgynlais</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brecon" title="Brecon">Brecon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Welshpool" title="Welshpool">Welshpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Llandrindod_Wells" title="Llandrindod Wells">Llandrindod Wells</a> and <a href="/wiki/Knighton,_Powys" title="Knighton, Powys">Knighton</a>. Powys has the lowest <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> of all the principal areas of Wales. Most of Powys is mountainous, and most roads and railways are relatively slow. </p><p>Just under a third of the residents have Welsh linguistic skills: Welsh speakers are concentrated mainly in the rural areas both in and around <a href="/wiki/Machynlleth" title="Machynlleth">Machynlleth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Llanfyllin" title="Llanfyllin">Llanfyllin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant" title="Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant">Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant</a> (where <a href="/wiki/William_Morgan_(Bible_translator)" title="William Morgan (Bible translator)">William Morgan</a> first translated the whole Bible into Welsh in 1588) in Montgomeryshire, and the industrial area of Ystradgynlais in the southwest of Brecknockshire. In Radnorshire, the language survived into the 20th century west of Rhayader with a few native speakers from Nantmel parish surviving into the 20th century too. The <a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_census" title="2021 United Kingdom census">2021 census</a> recorded that 16.4% of the population were able to speak the Welsh language, a decline from 18.6% in <a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_census" title="2011 United Kingdom census">2011</a> and 21% in <a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_census" title="2001 United Kingdom census">2001</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Scheduled_Monuments_in_Powys" class="mw-redirect" title="Scheduled Monuments in Powys">Scheduled Monuments in Powys</a></div> <p>The county is named after the ancient Welsh <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Powys" title="Kingdom of Powys">Kingdom of Powys</a>, which in the sixth century AD included the northern two-thirds of the area as well as most of Shropshire and adjacent areas now in England, and came to an end when it was occupied by <a href="/wiki/Llywelyn_ap_Gruffudd" title="Llywelyn ap Gruffudd">Llywelyn ap Gruffudd</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Gwynedd" title="Kingdom of Gwynedd">Gwynedd</a> during the 1260s. </p><p>The uplands retain evidence of occupation from long before the Kingdom of Powys, and before the Romans, who built roads and forts across the area. There are 1130 identified <a href="/wiki/Tumulus" title="Tumulus">burial mounds</a> within the county, of varying styles and ages, dating from 4000 BC to 1000 BC, most of them belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of these, 339 are <a href="/wiki/Scheduled_Monument" class="mw-redirect" title="Scheduled Monument">scheduled monuments</a>. <a href="/wiki/Menhir" title="Menhir">Standing stones</a>, most again dating to the Bronze Age, also occur in large numbers, 276 being found across the county, of which 92 are scheduled. From the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Age" title="Iron Age">Iron Age</a>, the county has 90 scheduled <a href="/wiki/Hillfort" title="Hillfort">hillforts</a> and a further 54 enclosures and settlement sites. </p><p>Powys is served by the <a href="/wiki/Cambrian_Line" title="Cambrian Line">Cambrian Line</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Wales_line" title="Heart of Wales line">Heart of Wales line</a> which offer connections to major towns and cities such as <a href="/wiki/Swansea" title="Swansea">Swansea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wrexham" title="Wrexham">Wrexham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury" title="Shrewsbury">Shrewsbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton" title="Wolverhampton">Wolverhampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aberystwyth" title="Aberystwyth">Aberystwyth</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a>. The county used to be served by key railways such as the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Wales_Railway" title="Mid-Wales Railway">Mid-Wales Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oswestry_and_Newtown_Railway" title="Oswestry and Newtown Railway">Oswestry and Newtown Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanat_Valley_Light_Railway" title="Tanat Valley Light Railway">Tanat Valley Light Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Llanfyllin_Branch" title="Llanfyllin Branch">Llanfyllin Branch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leominster_and_Kington_Railway" title="Leominster and Kington Railway">Leominster and Kington Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swansea_Vale_Railway" title="Swansea Vale Railway">Swansea Vale Railway</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Hereford,_Hay_and_Brecon_Railway" title="Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway">Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway</a>, all of which offered connections to <a href="/wiki/South_Wales" title="South Wales">South Wales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hereford" title="Hereford">Hereford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oswestry" title="Oswestry">Oswestry</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Wales" title="North Wales">North Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Wales" title="West Wales">West Wales</a> but have all since closed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heraldry">Heraldry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Heraldry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Frame"><a href="/wiki/File:WalesPowys1974.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/WalesPowys1974.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="249" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="249" /></a><figcaption>Powys from 1974–1996</figcaption></figure> <p>The gold in the county coat of arms symbolises the wealth of the area. Black is for both mining and the <a href="/wiki/Black_Mountains,_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Mountains, Wales">Black Mountains</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Fountain_(heraldry)" title="Fountain (heraldry)">fountain</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> <a href="/wiki/Heraldic" class="mw-redirect" title="Heraldic">heraldic</a> <a href="/wiki/Charge_(heraldry)" title="Charge (heraldry)">charge</a> displayed as a <a href="/wiki/Roundel_(heraldry)" title="Roundel (heraldry)">roundel</a> <a href="/wiki/Barry_wavy" class="mw-redirect" title="Barry wavy">barry wavy</a> argent and azure. It represents water and refers to both the <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">water catchment</a> area and the rivers and lakes. Thus, the arms contain references to the hills and mountains, rivers and lakes, water supply and industry. The crest continues the colouring of the arms. A tower has been used in preference to a <a href="/wiki/Mural_crown" title="Mural crown">mural crown</a>, which alludes to the county's military history and remains. From the tower rises a <a href="/wiki/Red_kite" title="Red kite">red kite</a>, a bird almost extinct elsewhere in Britain but thriving in Powys. The bird is a "<i><a href="/wiki/Sem%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Semé">semé</a></i> of black <a href="/wiki/Lozenge_(heraldry)" title="Lozenge (heraldry)">lozenges</a>" for the former coal mining industry, while the golden fleece it carries is a reference to the importance of sheep rearing in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The county motto is: <i>Powys – the paradise of Wales</i> (<a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh</a>: <i lang="cy">Powys Paradwys Cymru</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Powys_County_Council" title="Powys County Council">Powys County Council</a></div> <p>On 1 April 1974, Powys was created under the Local Government Act 1972. At first, the former administrative counties of <a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Montgomeryshire (district)">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radnorshire_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Radnorshire (district)">Radnor</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brecknock_(borough)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brecknock (borough)">Brecknock</a> were districts within it. On 1 April 1996, the districts were abolished, and Powys was reconstituted as a <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">unitary authority</a>. There was a minor border adjustment in the northeast—specifically, the addition of the communities of <a href="/wiki/Llansilin" title="Llansilin">Llansilin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Llangedwyn" title="Llangedwyn">Llangedwyn</a> from <a href="/wiki/Glynd%C5%B5r" title="Glyndŵr">Glyndŵr</a> district in <a href="/wiki/Clwyd" title="Clwyd">Clwyd</a>—and with moving the border, so that rather than half of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, all is included. </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Powys" title="Lord Lieutenant of Powys">Lord Lieutenant of Powys</a> was previously the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Montgomeryshire" title="Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire">Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Brecknockshire" title="Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire">Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Radnorshire" title="Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire">Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire</a> were appointed as lieutenants. The present <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Lieutenant">lord lieutenant</a> is <a href="/wiki/Sh%C3%A2n_Legge-Bourke" title="Shân Legge-Bourke">Shân Legge-Bourke</a> of <a href="/wiki/Crickhowell" title="Crickhowell">Crickhowell</a>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2024_Wales_Powys_Constituencies_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/2024_Wales_Powys_Constituencies_map.svg/150px-2024_Wales_Powys_Constituencies_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/2024_Wales_Powys_Constituencies_map.svg/225px-2024_Wales_Powys_Constituencies_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/2024_Wales_Powys_Constituencies_map.svg/300px-2024_Wales_Powys_Constituencies_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="723" /></a><figcaption>The two UK parliament constituencies covering Powys (in pink) from 2024. 1 = <a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire_and_Glynd%C5%B5r_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency)">Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr</a>, 2 = <a href="/wiki/Brecon,_Radnor_and_Cwm_Tawe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency)">Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>From 2024, Powys would be in the UK parliament constituencies of <a href="/wiki/Brecon,_Radnor_and_Cwm_Tawe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency)">Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire_and_Glynd%C5%B5r_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency)">Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr</a>, both of which extend out of the county.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 40em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mountains,_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Mountains, Wales">Black Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brecon_Beacons" title="Brecon Beacons">Brecon Beacons</a> – a mountain range</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radnor_Forest" title="Radnor Forest">Radnor Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y_Gaer" title="Y Gaer">Y Gaer</a> – a <a href="/wiki/Roman_fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman fort">Roman fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bryn_Glas" title="Battle of Bryn Glas">Battle of Bryn Glas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Castles">Castles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Castles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dolforwyn_Castle" title="Dolforwyn Castle">Dolforwyn Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Castle" title="Montgomery Castle">Montgomery Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powis_Castle" title="Powis Castle">Powis Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tretower_Castle" title="Tretower Castle">Tretower Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aberedw_Castle" title="Aberedw Castle">Aberedw Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castell_Du" title="Castell Du">Castell Du</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronllys_Castle" title="Bronllys Castle">Bronllys Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cefnllys_Castle" title="Cefnllys Castle">Cefnllys Castle</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lakes,_reservoirs_and_waterfalls"><span id="Lakes.2C_reservoirs_and_waterfalls"></span>Lakes, reservoirs and waterfalls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lakes, reservoirs and waterfalls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elan_Valley_Reservoirs" title="Elan Valley Reservoirs">Elan Valley Reservoirs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Vyrnwy" title="Lake Vyrnwy">Lake Vyrnwy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llangorse_Lake" title="Llangorse Lake">Llangorse Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clywedog_Reservoir" title="Clywedog Reservoir">Clywedog Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pistyll_y_Llyn" title="Pistyll y Llyn">Pistyll y Llyn</a> – one of the highest waterfalls in Wales</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pistyll_Rhaeadr" title="Pistyll Rhaeadr">Pistyll Rhaeadr</a></li> <li>Water-breaks-its-neck – waterfall in Radnor Forest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterfall_Country_(Wales)" title="Waterfall Country (Wales)">Waterfall Country</a> – waterfalls on the upper tributaries of the <a href="/wiki/River_Neath" title="River Neath">River Neath</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cathedral">Cathedral</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cathedral"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brecon_Cathedral" title="Brecon Cathedral">Brecon Cathedral</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cave_systems">Cave systems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Cave systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ogof_Agen_Allwedd" title="Ogof Agen Allwedd">Ogof Agen Allwedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogof_Craig_a_Ffynnon" title="Ogof Craig a Ffynnon">Ogof Craig a Ffynnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogof_Ffynnon_Ddu" title="Ogof Ffynnon Ddu">Ogof Ffynnon Ddu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogof_y_Daren_Cilau" title="Ogof y Daren Cilau">Ogof y Daren Cilau</a></li></ul> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 40em;width: auto;"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums_and_exhibitions">Museums and exhibitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Museums and exhibitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Centre_for_Alternative_Technology" title="Centre for Alternative Technology">Centre for Alternative Technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Machynlleth" title="Machynlleth">Machynlleth</a></li> <li>Llandrindod Wells Museum</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Collection" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Collection">National Cycle Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Llandrindod_Wells" title="Llandrindod Wells">Llandrindod Wells</a></li> <li>Llanidloes Museum</li> <li>Knighton Museum, <a href="/wiki/Knighton,_Powys" title="Knighton, Powys">Knighton</a></li> <li>Museum of Welsh Textiles, <a href="/wiki/Whitton,_Powys" title="Whitton, Powys">Whitton, Powys</a></li> <li>Newtown Textile Museum</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powysland_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Powysland Museum">Powysland Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Welshpool" title="Welshpool">Welshpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge%27s_Lodging,_Presteigne" class="mw-redirect" title="Judge's Lodging, Presteigne">Judge's Lodging</a>, <a href="/wiki/Presteigne" title="Presteigne">Presteigne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Bell_Museum" title="The Old Bell Museum">The Old Bell Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_Powys" title="Montgomery, Powys">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Owen" title="Robert Owen">Robert Owen</a> Museum, <a href="/wiki/Newtown,_Powys" title="Newtown, Powys">Newtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHSmith" title="WHSmith">WHSmith</a> Museum, Newtown</li> <li>Rhayader Museum & Gallery, Rhayader</li> <li>Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y_Gaer_(cultural_hub)" title="Y Gaer (cultural hub)">Y Gaer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brecon" title="Brecon">Brecon</a></li> <li>Llanwrtyd Wells Heritage and Arts Centre, Llanwrtyd Wells</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Walks">Walks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Walks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glynd%C5%B5r%27s_Way" title="Glyndŵr's Way">Glyndŵr's Way</a> – a 135-mile (217 km) extended loop through Powys between Knighton and Welshpool</li> <li>Sarn Sabrina Walk – a 25-mile (40 km) circular walking route from <a href="/wiki/Llanidloes" title="Llanidloes">Llanidloes</a> to the source of the <a href="/wiki/River_Severn" title="River Severn">River Severn</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severn_Way" title="Severn Way">Severn Way</a> – described by the Long Distance Walkers Association as a 224-mile (360 km) waymarked <a href="/wiki/Long-distance_trail" title="Long-distance trail">long-distance trail</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taff_Trail" title="Taff Trail">Taff Trail</a> – walking and cycle path that runs for 55 miles (89 km) between Cardiff Bay and Brecon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offa%27s_Dyke_Path" title="Offa's Dyke Path">Offa's Dyke Path</a> – a long-distance footpath about 177-mile (285 km)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wye_Valley_Walk" title="Wye Valley Walk">Wye Valley Walk</a> – a 136 miles (219 km) long-distance footpath from <a href="/wiki/Chepstow" title="Chepstow">Chepstow</a> to <a href="/wiki/Rhayader" title="Rhayader">Rhayader</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railways">Railways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Railways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brecon_Mountain_Railway" title="Brecon Mountain Railway">Brecon Mountain Railway</a> (heritage line)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambrian_Line" title="Cambrian Line">Cambrian Line</a> (main line)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Wales_line" title="Heart of Wales line">Heart of Wales line</a> (main line)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welshpool_%26_Llanfair_Light_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway">Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway</a> (heritage line)</li></ul> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fairtrade">Fairtrade</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Fairtrade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2007, Powys was awarded <a href="/wiki/Fairtrade_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairtrade County">Fair Trade County</a> status by <a href="/wiki/The_Fairtrade_Foundation" title="The Fairtrade Foundation">The Fairtrade Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Powys" title="Lord Lieutenant of Powys">List of Lord Lieutenants of Powys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Powys" title="High Sheriff of Powys">List of High Sheriffs of Powys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Powys" title="List of schools in Powys">List of schools in Powys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_churches_in_Powys" title="List of churches in Powys">List of churches in Powys</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powys&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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title="Abermule with Llandyssil">Abermule with Llandyssil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banwy" title="Banwy">Banwy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bausley_with_Criggion" title="Bausley with Criggion">Bausley with Criggion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beguildy" title="Beguildy">Beguildy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berriew" title="Berriew">Berriew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bettws_Cedewain" title="Bettws Cedewain">Bettws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brecon" title="Brecon">Brecon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronllys" title="Bronllys">Bronllys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Builth" class="mw-redirect" title="Builth">Builth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadfarch" title="Cadfarch">Cadfarch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caersws" title="Caersws">Caersws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carno" title="Carno">Carno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carreghofa" title="Carreghofa">Carreghofa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Caereinion" title="Castle Caereinion">Castle Caereinion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_Stoke" 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title="Aberedw">Aberedw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abergwesyn" title="Abergwesyn">Abergwesyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abergwydol" title="Abergwydol">Abergwydol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aberhafesp" title="Aberhafesp">Aberhafesp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aberhosan" title="Aberhosan">Aberhosan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abermule" title="Abermule">Abermule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abernant,_Powys" title="Abernant, Powys">Abernant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abertridwr,_Powys" title="Abertridwr, Powys">Abertridwr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aberyscir" title="Aberyscir">Aberyscir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adfa,_Powys" title="Adfa, Powys">Adfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aithnen" title="Aithnen">Aithnen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arddlin" class="mw-redirect" title="Arddlin">Arddlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bacheldre" title="Bacheldre">Bacheldre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beguildy" title="Beguildy">Beguildy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berriew" title="Berriew">Berriew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bettws_Cedewain" title="Bettws Cedewain">Bettws Cedewain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beulah,_Powys" title="Beulah, Powys">Beulah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bont_Dolgadfan" title="Bont Dolgadfan">Bont Dolgadfan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boughrood" title="Boughrood">Boughrood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronllys" title="Bronllys">Bronllys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Builth_Wells" title="Builth Wells">Builth Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burgedin" title="Burgedin">Burgedin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttington" title="Buttington">Buttington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bwlch" title="Bwlch">Bwlch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caehopkin" title="Caehopkin">Caehopkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caersws" title="Caersws">Caersws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capel-y-ffin" title="Capel-y-ffin">Capel-y-ffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carno" title="Carno">Carno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedine" title="Cathedine">Cathedine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cefnllys" title="Cefnllys">Cefnllys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cemmaes_Road" title="Cemmaes Road">Cemmaes Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_Stoke" title="Church Stoke">Church Stoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cilmery" class="mw-redirect" title="Cilmery">Cilmery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clatter,_Powys" title="Clatter, Powys">Clatter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyro" title="Clyro">Clyro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coelbren,_Powys" title="Coelbren, Powys">Coelbren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commins_Coch" title="Commins Coch">Commins Coch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crickhowell" title="Crickhowell">Crickhowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criggion" title="Criggion">Criggion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossgates,_Powys" title="Crossgates, Powys">Crossgates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cwmdauddwr" title="Cwmdauddwr">Cwmdauddwr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cwmdu,_Powys" title="Cwmdu, Powys">Cwmdu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cwmtwrch" title="Cwmtwrch">Cwmtwrch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cwmwysg" title="Cwmwysg">Cwmwysg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cwrt-y-Gollen" title="Cwrt-y-Gollen">Cwrt-y-Gollen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derwenlas" title="Derwenlas">Derwenlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolanog" title="Dolanog">Dolanog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolfach" title="Dolfach">Dolfach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolyhir" title="Dolyhir">Dolyhir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dylife" title="Dylife">Dylife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erwood" title="Erwood">Erwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esgairgeiliog" title="Esgairgeiliog">Esgairgeiliog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felindre,_Powys" title="Felindre, Powys">Felindre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forge,_Powys" title="Forge, Powys">Forge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Crosses,_Llandysilio" title="Four Crosses, Llandysilio">Four Crosses, Montgomeryshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Crosses,_Llanfair_Caereinion" title="Four Crosses, Llanfair Caereinion">Four Crosses, Llanfair Caereinion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladestry" title="Gladestry">Gladestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasbury" title="Glasbury">Glasbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hay-on-Wye" title="Hay-on-Wye">Hay-on-Wye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heartsease,_Knighton" title="Heartsease, Knighton">Heartsease (Knighton)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heartsease,_Llanddewi_Ystradenni" title="Heartsease, Llanddewi Ystradenni">Heartsease (Llanddewi Ystradenni)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heol_Senni" title="Heol Senni">Heol Senni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry,_Powys" title="Kerry, Powys">Kerry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knucklas" title="Knucklas">Knucklas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libanus,_Powys" title="Libanus, Powys">Libanus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llan,_Powys" title="Llan, Powys">Llan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanafan_Fawr" title="Llanafan Fawr">Llanafan Fawr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanbrynmair" title="Llanbrynmair">Llanbrynmair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanddew" title="Llanddew">Llanddew</a></li> 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title="Llanwrthwl">Llanwrthwl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanwrtyd_Wells" title="Llanwrtyd Wells">Llanwrtyd Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanwrtyd" title="Llanwrtyd">Llanwrtyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanymynech" title="Llanymynech">Llanymynech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanyre" title="Llanyre">Llanyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llawryglyn" title="Llawryglyn">Llawryglyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llyswen" title="Llyswen">Llyswen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llywel" title="Llywel">Llywel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meifod" title="Meifod">Meifod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milebrook" title="Milebrook">Milebrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morben" title="Morben">Morben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nant_Glas" title="Nant Glas">Nant Glas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Radnor" title="New Radnor">New Radnor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newbridge-on-Wye" title="Newbridge-on-Wye">Newbridge-on-Wye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newchurch,_Powys" title="Newchurch, Powys">Newchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Church_Stoke" title="Old Church Stoke">Old Church Stoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Painscastle" title="Painscastle">Painscastle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandy,_Powys" title="Pandy, Powys">Pandy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pant-y-Dwr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pant-y-Dwr (page does not exist)">Pant-y-Dwr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partrishow" title="Partrishow">Partrishow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penegoes" title="Penegoes">Penegoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennant,_Powys" title="Pennant, Powys">Pennant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penwyllt" title="Penwyllt">Penwyllt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penybont" title="Penybont">Penybont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilleth" title="Pilleth">Pilleth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plas_Esgair&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Plas Esgair (page does not exist)">Plas Esgair</a></li> <li><a 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and lakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beacons_Reservoir" title="Beacons Reservoir">Beacons Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cantref_Reservoir" title="Cantref Reservoir">Cantref Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clywedog_Reservoir" title="Clywedog Reservoir">Clywedog Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elan_Valley_Reservoirs" title="Elan Valley Reservoirs">Elan Valley Reservoirs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llangorse_Lake" title="Llangorse Lake">Llangorse Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Vyrnwy" title="Lake Vyrnwy">Lake Vyrnwy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talybont_Reservoir" title="Talybont Reservoir">Talybont Reservoir</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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