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Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn). Border county of mid-Wales. It was created at the Act of Union with England in 1536 and was coincident with the Welsh kingdom of southern Powys. The English name comes from the French home of the early conqueror, Roger de Montgomery.

There was an early woollen industry in the towns of the Severn valley, and its demise, together with the closure of lead-mines and greater capitalization of agriculture, led to extensive depopulation. In response, Newtown was developed from 1967 and has a range of light industry. In 1974 Montgomeryshire became a district in the county of Powys and was incorporated in the unitary authority of Powys in 1996.

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Montgomeryshire, former county, central Wales. In 1974, Montgomeryshire became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Powys.

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"County of Montgomery" redirects here. For other uses, see Montgomery County.
For other uses, see Montgomeryshire (disambiguation).
Montgomeryshire
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Ancient extent of Montgomeryshire
Geography
1831 area 483,323 acres (1,955.94 km2)
HQ Montgomery
Chapman code MGY
History
Succeeded by Powys
Demography
1831 population
- 1831 density		 66,482[1]
0.1/acre
Politics
Governance Montgomeryshire County Council (1889-1974)

Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after one of William the Conqueror's main counsellors, Roger de Montgomerie, who was the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.

Montgomeryshire constitutes the northern part of the principal area of Powys (except a few communities added to Powys in 1996 that are within the historic boundaries of Denbighshire). The population of this Montgomeryshire area was 59,474 according to the 2001 census.[2]

Montgomery is considered the county town, though the administrative functions were shared with Machynlleth. The borders of Montgomeryshire correspond roughly to the medieval kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn. It is also the birth place of Saint Richard Gwyn.

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History

The county is bounded to the north by Denbighshire, to the east and southeast by Shropshire, to the south by Radnorshire, to the southwest by Cardiganshire and to the west and northwest by Merionethshire. It was formed under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. Ancient Lords of the Manor were of the surname Shropshire. Its cantrefi included:

  • Cyfeiliog
  • Arwystli
  • Mawddwy
  • Mochnant
  • Deuddwy
  • Ystrad Marchell
  • Gorddwr

It also included the Lordships of Cydewain and Mechain

Geography

The area is almost wholly mountainous, although there are some fertile valleys in the east. The highest point is Cadair Berwyn at 2,723 ft (830 m). Its main rivers are the River Severn and the River Dyfi. Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir supplying Liverpool.

The main towns are Llanfyllin, Machynlleth, Llanidloes, Montgomery, Newtown and Welshpool. The main industries are agriculture (mainly hill farming) and tourism.

Places of special interest:

Memorable Montgomeryshire

To walk up and down through Wales, following Offa's Dyke Path, the Marches Way, the Cambrian Way or Glyndŵr's Way one must at some point travel through Montgomeryshire as it is the only county that stretches from the English border to the Dovey estuary at Cardigan Bay, east to west.

Also see

History of Wales

References

  1. ^ Vision of Britain - 1831 Census
  2. ^ http://www.powys-i.org.uk/documents/en/powys_i_stats/Census%202001/Key%20Statistics/Shires/KS_M.pdf
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Local government in Wales
Principal areas
established in 1996
Counties and districts
1974–1996
Counties
established before 1889

Coordinates: 52°35′N 3°30′W / 52.583°N 3.5°W / 52.583; -3.5


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