Knighton, Powys
Knighton
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Broad Street | |
Location within Powys | |
| Population | 3,719 (2021) |
| - in Powys: | 3,603 |
| - in Shropshire: | 116 |
| OS grid reference | SO286723 |
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| Region | |
| 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 | |
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| 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.