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:''This article is about the county of Wales. For the ancient kingdom, see Kingdom of Powys.''
:''For people called Powys, see Powys (surname)''
'Powys' is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales.
:''See the list of places in Powys for all towns and villages in Powys.''
Powys covers the former administrative counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire, and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,196 km², making it the largest principal area in Wales by land area.
It is bounded the north by Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham; to the west by Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; to the east by England (counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire); and to the south by Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly (county borough), Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire.
Most of Powys is very mountainous with north-south transportation by car and rail being difficult.
Just under a third of the residents have Welsh linguistical skills and first language speakers are concentrated mainly in the rural areas both in and around Machynlleth, Llanfyllin and Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (where William Morgan first translated the whole Bible into Welsh in 1588) in Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), and the industrial area of Ystradgynlais in the extreme south-west of Brecknock (Sir Frycheiniog). Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed) was almost completely Anglicised by the end of the 18th century.
For a map of the current distribution of welsh speakers in the county see the website of bwrdd-yr-iaith/The Welsh Language Board
This area is named after the older Welsh/British Kingdom of Powys, which occupied the northern two thirds of the area as well as lands now in England, and came to an end when it was occupied by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd of Gwynedd during the 1260s.
The gold in the county coat of arms (see right) symbolises the wealth of the area. Black for both mining and the Black Mountains. The fountain is a medieval heraldic charge, always shown as a ''roundel barry wavy Argent and Azure''. It represents water and, therefore, both refers to the water catchment area and the rivers and lakes. The arms, therefore, contain references to the hills and mountains, rivers and lakes, water supply and industry.
The crest continues the colouring of the arms. A tower has been used in preference to a mural crown, which alludes to the county's military history and remains. From the tower rises a red kite, a bird almost extinct elsewhere in Britain, but thriving here. The bird is ''semy of black lozenges'' for the former coal mining industry, while the golden fleece it carries is a reference to the importance of sheep rearing in Powys[1].
The county motto is, ''Powys - the paradise of Wales'' () .
Powys was originally created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and originally had Montgomery and Radnor and Brecknock as districts under it, which were based directly on the former administrative counties.
On 1 April 1996, the districts were abolished, and Powys was reconstituted as a unitary authority, with a minor border adjustment in the north-east (specifically the addition of the communities of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn from Glyndwr district in Clwyd, all historically part of Denbighshire).
The first Lord Lieutenant of Powys was previously the Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire. The Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire were appointed as Lieutenants.
The present Lord Lieutenant is The Hon. Mrs Elizabeth Shân Legge-Bourke LVO of Crickhowell.
★ Powys County Council (official site)
★ Powys Heritage
★ Tourism in Powys
★ Coleg Powys
★ Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
★ Reducing the area's carbon footprint - Recycling and Composting in Powys
:''For people called Powys, see Powys (surname)''
 WalesPowys.png | |
| Geography | |
| 'Area' - Total - % Water | Ranked 1st 5,196 km² ? % |
|---|---|
| Admin HQ | Llandrindod Wells |
| GB-POW | |
| ONS code | 00NN |
| Demographics | |
| 'Population': - () - Density | Ranked Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity | 99.3% White |
| 'Welsh language' - Any skills | Ranked 7th 30.1% |
| Politics | |
 Powys-coa.png Powys Council http://www.powys.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | |
| MPs | ★ Martyn Jones ★ Lembit Öpik ★ Roger Williams |
| AMs | ★ Karen Sinclair ★ Mick Bates ★ Kirsty Williams (Constituency) ★ North Wales (Part) ★ Mid and West Wales (Part) (Regional) |
| MEPs | ★ Wales |
'Powys' is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales.
| Contents |
| Geography |
| History |
| Heraldry |
| Government |
| Places of interest |
| Cave systems |
| Museums and exhibitions |
| Castles |
| Others |
| External links |
Geography
:''See the list of places in Powys for all towns and villages in Powys.''
Powys covers the former administrative counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire, and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,196 km², making it the largest principal area in Wales by land area.
It is bounded the north by Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham; to the west by Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; to the east by England (counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire); and to the south by Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly (county borough), Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire.
Most of Powys is very mountainous with north-south transportation by car and rail being difficult.
Just under a third of the residents have Welsh linguistical skills and first language speakers are concentrated mainly in the rural areas both in and around Machynlleth, Llanfyllin and Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (where William Morgan first translated the whole Bible into Welsh in 1588) in Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), and the industrial area of Ystradgynlais in the extreme south-west of Brecknock (Sir Frycheiniog). Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed) was almost completely Anglicised by the end of the 18th century.
For a map of the current distribution of welsh speakers in the county see the website of bwrdd-yr-iaith/The Welsh Language Board
Distribution of Welsh speakers
History
This area is named after the older Welsh/British Kingdom of Powys, which occupied the northern two thirds of the area as well as lands now in England, and came to an end when it was occupied by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd of Gwynedd during the 1260s.
Heraldry
The gold in the county coat of arms (see right) symbolises the wealth of the area. Black for both mining and the Black Mountains. The fountain is a medieval heraldic charge, always shown as a ''roundel barry wavy Argent and Azure''. It represents water and, therefore, both refers to the water catchment area and the rivers and lakes. The arms, therefore, contain references to the hills and mountains, rivers and lakes, water supply and industry.
The crest continues the colouring of the arms. A tower has been used in preference to a mural crown, which alludes to the county's military history and remains. From the tower rises a red kite, a bird almost extinct elsewhere in Britain, but thriving here. The bird is ''semy of black lozenges'' for the former coal mining industry, while the golden fleece it carries is a reference to the importance of sheep rearing in Powys[1].
The county motto is, ''Powys - the paradise of Wales'' () .
Government
Powys from 1974-1996.
Powys was originally created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and originally had Montgomery and Radnor and Brecknock as districts under it, which were based directly on the former administrative counties.
On 1 April 1996, the districts were abolished, and Powys was reconstituted as a unitary authority, with a minor border adjustment in the north-east (specifically the addition of the communities of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn from Glyndwr district in Clwyd, all historically part of Denbighshire).
The first Lord Lieutenant of Powys was previously the Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire. The Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire were appointed as Lieutenants.
The present Lord Lieutenant is The Hon. Mrs Elizabeth Shân Legge-Bourke LVO of Crickhowell.
Places of interest
Cave systems★ Agen Allwedd ★ Ogof Draenen ★ Ogof Craig a Ffynnon ★ Ogof Ffynnon Ddu ★ Ogof y Daren Cilau Museums and exhibitions★ Brecknock Museum, Brecon, ★ Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth ★ Llandrindod Wells Museum ★ Llanidloes Museum ★ Newtown Textile Museum ★ Powysland Museum, Welshpool | ===Elan Valley=== ★ including the Elan Valley Reservoirs: ★ ★ Claerwen Reservoir ★ ★ Craig-goch Reservoir ★ ★ Penygarreg Reservoir ★ ★ Garreg-ddu Reservoir ★ ★ Caban-coch Reservoir ★ ★ Afon Claerwen | Castles★ Dolforwyn Castle ★ Montgomery Castle ★ Powis Castle ★ Tretower Castle ★ Aberedw Castle Others★ The Black Mountains ★ Brecon Beacons ★ Brecon Caer Roman Fort ★ The Lake Vyrnwy Sculpture Trail ★ Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway ★ Radnor Forest ★ The Welsh National Cycle Route ★ The Wye Valley Walk from Chepstow to Rhayader ★ Offa's Dyke Path |
External links
★ Powys County Council (official site)
★ Powys Heritage
★ Tourism in Powys
★ Coleg Powys
★ Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
★ Reducing the area's carbon footprint - Recycling and Composting in Powys
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