Newtown town centre

Newtown (Welsh: Y Drenewydd) is a town with a population of 10,783 (2001) lying on the River Severn in Mid Wales. The town is best known as the birthplace of Robert Owen in 1771, his former house now being a museum. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Montgomeryshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in Wales Lists of places within principal areas List of places in Anglesey List of places in Blaenau Gwent List of places in Bridgend List of places in Caerphilly List of places in Cardiff List of places in Carmarthenshire List... This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Powys, Wales. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x682, 371 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Newtown, Wales ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x682, 371 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Newtown, Wales ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... “Severn” redirects here. ... This article is about the country. ... Robert Owen (May 14, 1771 – November 17, 1858) was a Welsh socialist and social reformer. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Newtown was founded in the thirteenth century and grew in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries around the textile and flannel industry and the arrival of the Montgomeryshire branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. In 1838, the town saw Wales' first Chartist demonstration. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... “fabric” redirects here. ... Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is an inland traditional county of Wales. ... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A movement for social and political reform in the United Kingdom during the mid_19th century, Chartism gains its name from the Peoples Charter of 1838, which set out the main aims of the movement. ...

The town was designated as a "new town" in 1967 and has seen a large population growth as companies and people have settled, changing the rural market town character. A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

Other attractions in the town include a museum about W. H. Smith newsagents, a textile museum, the Royal Welsh Warehouse built by Pryce Pryce-Jones to house the world's first mail order service, a theatre, and an arts centre. Gregynog, a country house which is now owned by the University of Wales and built by Lord Davies of Llandinam, is nearby. This article is about the bookshop chain; for the businessman and politician of that name, see William Henry Smith. ... ... Pryce Jones was born on October 16th 1834 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire. ... Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gregynog Gregynog is a large country hall 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Newtown, Mid-Wales. ... The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ... David Davies (1818-1890) was a highly influential Welsh industrialist. ...

Newtown hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1965. The Eisteddfod (literally sitting) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...

Newtown has an office for the County Times newspaper.

In Fireman Sam, Penny Morris lives in Newtown until 2005. Fireman Sam (Welsh: ) is a Welsh stop-motion animation childrens television series about a fireman called Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other townspeople in the Welsh town of Pontypandy (a hybrid of two actual places, Pontypridd and Tonypandy, in the South Wales valleys). ...

External links

• Newtown.org.uk - Official Newtown Website
• The River Severn Tales of the River Severn
• NewtownWales.co.uk - Newtown Website
• Newtown-MC.co.uk - The Newtown And District Automobile Club Ltd
• NewtownLive.co.uk - Newtown News and Entertainment guide
• NewtownTitans.com - Newtown Titans U15 basketball team
• Newtown High School's Website - The Website for the only secondary school in Newtown
• Reducing the area's carbon footprint - Recycling and Composting in the Newtown area

Coordinates: 52°30′47.36″N, 3°18′50.84″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...