NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Radnorshire

Radnorshire (Welsh: Sir Faesyfed) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. It comprises the central part of Powys, and from 1974 to 1996 constituted the district of Radnor in Powys. Image File history File links one of the traditional counties of Wales File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This is a list of the ancient counties of Wales as recorded by the 1891 census, ordered by their area. ... A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ... New Radnor is a village in mid Wales. ... Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland and their surrounding islands, but covering historical divisions. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... This article is about the country. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... Radnorshire was one of three districts of Powys from 1974 - 1996. ...

According to the 2001 census, the shire had a population of 24,805. [1] It is bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, to the east by Herefordshire, to the south by Brecknockshire and to the west by Cardiganshire. The county was formed from the two cantrefs of Maelienydd and Elfael, by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. New Radnor is considered the county town, although it historically shared administrative functions with Rhayader. Radnor County Council and later the District Council were based instead at Llandrindod Wells. Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is an inland traditional county of Wales. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county and unitary district (known as County of Herefordshire) in the West Midlands region of England. ... Brecknockshire (Welsh: ), also known as Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county. ... Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) was a traditional county in Wales that existed between 1282 and 1974. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... Maelienydd, sometimes spelt Maeliennydd, was a cantref and lordship in east central Wales covering the area from the River Teme to Radnor Forest and the area around Llandrindod Wells. ... The Laws in Wales Acts 1535â€“1542 were a series of parliamentary measures by which the legal system of Wales was annexed to England and the norms of English administration introduced in order to create a single state and a single legal jurisdiction, which is frequently referred to as England... A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ... The A470 passing through Rhayader Rhayader (Welsh: ) is a busy and historic market town in Mid Wales. ... Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as Llandod, is a town in mid Wales. ...

Geography

Area 301,164 acres (1,219 km²). In the east and south are some comparatively level tracts, including the Vale of Radnor, but most of the county is mountainous, with the Cambrian Mountains running through the west of the county. The highest point is at Radnor Forest, 2,166 ft (660 m). The Elan Valley contains several huge man-made reservoirs supplying water to Birmingham. The main rivers are the Wye, The River Teme, the Elan and the Ithon. The Cambrian Mountains are a mountain range in Mid Wales, reaching from the Brecon Beacons in South Wales to Snowdonia in North Wales. ... Radnor Forest. ... Caban Coch Dam The Elan Valley is situated to the west of Rhayader, in Powys. ... Birmingham (pron. ... River Wye and Lancat and Ban y Gore Nature Reserve The Wye at Hay-on-Wye The Wye at Tintern This article is about the river that flows along the Anglo-Welsh border. ... The River Teme rises in mid-Wales south of Newtown, Powys and flows through Ludlow in Shropshire, then between Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire and Burford, Shropshire on its way to join the River Severn south of Worcester. ...

The chief towns are Knighton, Llandrindod Wells, Llanelwedd, New Radnor, Presteigne and Rhayader. The main industries are tourism and hill farming. It is said that sheep out number people in Radnorshire by 50:1, giving it a sheep population of over 1,000,000. For other places with the same name, see Knighton (disambiguation). ... Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as Llandod, is a town in mid Wales. ... Llanelwedd is a village on the outskirts of Builth Wells, mid Wales. ... New Radnor is a village in mid Wales. ... Presteigne (Welsh: Llanandras) is the county town of the traditional county of Radnorshire, lying in Powys, mid Wales. ... The A470 passing through Rhayader Rhayader (Welsh: ) is a busy and historic market town in Mid Wales. ... Species See text. ...

Heraldry

The heraldic arms of the county date from 1954. The arms are made up of charges from local families. The gold reguardant lion on red is for Elystan Glodrhydd, Prince of Wales c.1000. The black boars' heads on white are for his son Cadwgan. Around these is a gold and blue compony bordure from the arms of the Mortimers, Earls of March[2] Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... Cadwgan also known as Cadwgan of LlandyfÃ¡i (died April 11, 1241) was a Welsh cleric who was Bishop of Bangor from 1215 to 1236. ... Ranulph de Mortimer (or Ralph de Mortimer) was Lord of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England and Seigneur of St. ...

The motto of the county was Higher and Higher (Welsh: Ewch yn Uwch). Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

History and Culture

Radnorshire is a poor county and has been an historical backwater but occasionally has drifted to the forefront of history. Most notably, the Battle of Bryn Glas fought on June 22, 1402. Combatants Welsh English Commanders Owain Glyndwr Sir Edmund Mortimer Strength approx 5000 approx 8000 Casualties unknown army destroyed The Battle of Bryn Glas (sometimes referred to in English accounts as the Battle of Pilleth) was fought on June 22, 1402, near Presteigne in Herefordshire. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ...

The county's poverty was remarked upon thus in the 17th century by an anonymous visitor: (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Apart from a handful of parishes along the English border Welsh remained the first language of the county well into the second half of the eighteenth century.^{[citation needed]} By 1850 the language had retreated to the western parishes of Rhayader, Llanyre, Llansantffraid Cwmteuddwr, St Harmon and Nantmel. By 1900 Welsh was still spoken by a sizeable minority west of the town of Rhayader, the language disappearing as the century progressed. Of course there were Welsh speakers living in Radnorshire who had come from other parts of Wales and today their number has been swelled by children being educated through the medium of Welsh.

An estimate of the current distribution of Welsh speakers in the area at bwrdd-yr-iaith/The Welsh Language Board

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Places of special interest

Abbeycwmhir or Abbey Cwmhir (Welsh: , Abbey in the Long Valley) is a village in the beautiful and secluded valley of the Clywedog brook within the sparsely populated county of Powys. ... Beguildy is a village in mid Wales. ... Presteigne (Welsh: Llanandras) is the county town of the traditional county of Radnorshire, lying in Powys, mid Wales. ... Caban Coch Dam The Elan Valley is situated to the west of Rhayader, in Powys. ... Offas Dyke (in Welsh, Clawdd Offa) is a massive earthwork, ostensibly between England and Wales, running from the estuary of the River Dee in the north to the River Wye in the south (approximately 150 miles, or 240 km). ... Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as Llandod, is a town in mid Wales. ...

Principal towns and villages

For other places with the same name, see Knighton (disambiguation). ... Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as Llandod, is a town in mid Wales. ... Presteigne (Welsh: Llanandras) is the county town of the traditional county of Radnorshire, lying in Powys, mid Wales. ... The A470 passing through Rhayader Rhayader (Welsh: ) is a busy and historic market town in Mid Wales. ... New Radnor is a village in mid Wales. ...

Radnorshire diaspora

Poverty has always made Radnorshire a place of net emigration. Emigrants employed the name of the county in the USA

Others may have formed part of the Welsh community in Patagonia Radnor Lake State Park is a popular state park in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Radnor Township is a municipality in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... The Welsh Tract, also called the Welsh Barony, was a portion of Pennsylvania settled largely by Welsh-speaking Quakers. ... Year 1663 (MDCLXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1665 (MDCLXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. ...

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Anglesey • Brecknockshire • Caernarfonshire • Cardiganshire • Carmarthenshire • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Glamorganshire • Merionethshire • Monmouthshire • Montgomeryshire • Pembrokeshire • Radnorshire Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Wales has thirteen historic counties. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Brecknockshire (Welsh: ), also known as Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county. ... Caernarfonshire, also known as Carnarvonshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Gaernarfon, is a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by the Irish Sea, E. by Denbighshire, S. by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and W. by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Straits, which separates it from Anglesey. ... Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) was a traditional county in Wales that existed between 1282 and 1974. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: ) is a one of thirteen historic counties and a principal area in Wales. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... Merionethshire (Meirionnydd in Welsh) is a traditional county of Wales. ... Monmouthshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, covering south-east Wales. ... Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is an inland traditional county of Wales. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ...

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