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Welshpool (Welsh: Y Trallwng ⓘ) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is four miles (six kilometres) from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn .
Welshpool railway station is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Powys, mid-Wales.It was first opened in August 1860, but the current station was opened in May 1992 to allow for track re-alignment, the same day that the original closed, and is a short distance from the original.
The line through the streets of Welshpool however could not be reopened, and so the Cambrian station at Raven Square was redeveloped on the western edge of the town, opening on 18 July 1981. [1] The new station building was obtained from Eardisley in Herefordshire and is a historic example of a type once prepared from a wooden kit, similar to ...
Powis Castle (Welsh: Castell Powys) is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales.The seat of the Herbert family, earls of Powis, the castle is known for its formal gardens and for its interiors, the former having been described as "the most important", and the latter "the most magnificent", in the country.
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) (Welsh: Rheilffordd y Trallwng a Llanfair Caereinion) is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales. The line is around 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long and runs westwards from the town of Welshpool ( Welsh : Y Trallwng ) via Castle Caereinion to the village of Llanfair Caereinion .
The village gets its name from the fact that it was the highest navigable point of the river close to Welshpool which was originally simply called Pool or Poole. Thus the village was the quay for Pool. Nearby is the site of Strata Marcella Abbey.
Welshpool Town Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Y Trallwng), is a municipal building in Broad Street, Welshpool, Powys, Wales. The structure, which is the meeting place of Welshpool Town Council, is a Grade II listed building .
Welshpool Airport (ICAO: EGCW) (also known as Mid-Wales Airport [2]) is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Welshpool, [1] Powys, Wales.. It has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P865) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Mid Wales Airport Limited).
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