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Powys (/ ˈ p oʊ ɪ s, ˈ p aʊ ɪ s / POH-iss, POW-iss, [4] Welsh:) is a county and preserved county in Wales. [a] It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to the east; Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Neath Port Talbot to the south; and Carmarthenshire and ...
The Kingdom of Powys (Welsh pronunciation:; Latin: Regnum Poysiae) was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. It very roughly covered the northern two-thirds of the modern county of Powys and part of today's English West Midlands (see map
Hay-on-Wye, or simply Hay (Welsh: Y Gelli Gandryll; Welsh pronunciation: [ə ˈɡɛɬi ˈgandrɪɬ] or simply Y Gelli), is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. [2]
Llanbrynmair or Llanbryn-mair [2] (Welsh pronunciation ⓘ) is a village, community and electoral ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales on the A470 road between Caersws and Machynlleth. In 2011, it had a population of 920. The former railway station; now a private house
No, that's not a typo, that is an actual town in northern Wales. At 58 characters it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and second longest official one-word place name in the world.
Map of the modern county of Powys. The dialect may be spoken in other areas of Wales and not necessarily throughout Powys. Powyseg (or Powysian; [1] Welsh: Powyseg or y Bowyseg) is a dialect of the Welsh language spoken in the central areas of Wales. It is one of the four major dialects of Welsh spoken in the United Kingdom.
Meifod, formerly also written Meivod (Welsh pronunciation ⓘ), is a small village, community and electoral ward seven miles (11 km) north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy.
Llanwddyn (Welsh pronunciation ⓘ) is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community is centred on the Lake Vyrnwy reservoir. The original Llanwddyn village, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest, was submerged when the reservoir was created in the 1880s.