Knighton
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Broad Street | |
Location within Powys | |
Population | 3,033 (2020)[1] [2] |
- in Powys: | 2,909 |
- in Shropshire: | 124 |
OS grid reference | SO286723 |
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Country | Wales England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Knighton |
Postcode district | LD7 |
Dialling code | 01547 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Knighton (Welsh: Tref-y-clawdd [trɛvəˈklauð] or Trefyclo) is a market town and community on the River Teme, straddling the border between Powys, Wales and Shropshire, England. It lies in the traditional county of Radnorshire. Originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement, Knighton is located on Offa's Dyke, the ancient earthwork that divided the two countries. It later became a Norman defensive border town.